What Supporters Are Saying

“Mr. Secretary, ideology and philosophy aside, this is an issue of fairness. It is an issue of social justice. We want you to stand with us on the side of these families and their children. There comes a time where we all have to stand for something no matter what the consequence. This is one of those times.”

-Howard Fuller, Chair of the Board of Black Alliance for Educational Options, Joint Letter from BAEO and DFER to Secretary Arne Duncan, 4/20/09

“By going along with Secretary Duncan’s plan to hollow out the D.C. voucher program this president, who has spoken so passionately about the importance of education, is playing rank politics with the education of poor children. It is an outrage.”

-Juan Williams, Political Contributor, Fox News Channel, The Fox Forum, 4/20/09

“Not content with seeing the program set to die after the 2009-10 school year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan (former head of Chicago's school system, which never enrolled an Obama child) gratuitously dashed even the limited hopes of another 200 children and their parents.”

-George Will, Washington Post Columnist, The Washington Post, 4/22/09