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The Washington, D.C. public schools are often ranked last on national surveys of academic achievement and graduation rates. In order to expand educational opportunities for students in D.C., policymakers on the local and federal level have implemented two school choice programs in the district: charter schools and vouchers. This paper evaluates the oversight practices of these two programs by ... read morecomparing information from the regulatory organizations themselves and reports from the Government Accountability Office. I will argue that the lack of uniform standards and the failure to enforce stated regulations in the voucher program have created a financially and ethically irresponsible program that must be reformed. Furthermore, the differences in the regulation and oversight of participating voucher schools as compared to charter schools and traditional public schools represent an unsubstantiated faith in the superior quality of private education that must be reevaluated.read less
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