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  • Legislation to Reauthorize Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Introduced in House
    May 21, 2009  - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today joined Oversight & Government Reform Committee Ranking Republican Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Education & Labor Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the District of Columbia’s groundbreaking sc... More
  • Boehner Condemns Provision Tucked in Democrats’ Secret $410 Billion Spending Bill to Kill D.C. School Choice Program
    Feb 23, 2009  - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today condemned a provision tucked into Congressional Democrats’ $410 billion “omnibus” spending bill that would phase out the District of Columbia’s groundbreaking school choice program, which has provided educational opportunities for thousands of inner-ci... More
  • Boehner Urges Pelosi to Support Students Choice Program in the Nation’s Capital, Back Renewal of D.C. School
    Jun 18, 2008  - As the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee prepares to decide whether to continue its support of a popular, effective, and bipartisan education program for low-income students in Washington, D.C., Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) yesterday wrote to Sp... More
  • Boehner: Costly “Green Scheme” Siphons Critical Funds from Low-Income Students and Students with Disabilities
    Jun 4, 2008  - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today issued the following statement opposing the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 3021), which would create a massive and unproven $20 billion federal school construction program: “This massive $20 billion ‘green sche... More
  • 25th Anniversary of “A Nation at Risk,” a Report on the Declining State of American Schools
    Apr 25, 2008  - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today commented on the 25th anniversary of “A Nation at Risk,” a report from the National Commission on Excellence in Education on the crisis of low educational performance in our nation’s schools.  The report, credited as the genesis of the education reform... More
  • Coldwater, Versailles High Schools Named Among Best in the Country by U.S. News & World Report
    Dec 19, 2007  - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today congratulated Coldwater High School in Mercer County and Versailles High School in Darke County for being named among the best public high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.  Both schools earned Bronze Medals. “This is a great h... More
  • Boehner Hails Passage of Reforms to Prevent Financial Waste and Abuse in Head Start
    Nov 14, 2007  -   Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today issued the following statement in support of key reforms to prevent financial waste and abuse in the Head Start early childhood education program. The reforms are included in Head Start legislation negotiated by the House and Senate and approve... More
  • A Chance to Improve No Child Left Behind
    Sep 10, 2007  -   Five years ago, President Bush signed into law No Child Left Behind at Hamilton High School. This law represents the most sweeping education reform in a generation – an effort to end decades of failed federal education policy that allowed billions of taxpayer dollars to be spent without ins... More
  • Washington D.C. Parents Pleased With School Choice
    May 17, 2007  -   WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of Gov. Ted Strickland’s regrettable decision to eliminate education choices for low-income Ohio students, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today called attention to a new report by Georgetown University Public Policy Institute that shows considerable par... More
  • Boehner Praises House Passage of Head Start Bill, Expresses Disappointment that Faith-Based Protections Not Included in Final Bill
    May 2, 2007  -   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today issued the following statement after passage of the Improving Head Start Act (H.R. 1429): “This important bill will strengthen and improve Head Start on behalf of the nearly one million children enrolled in the program eac... More

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