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Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship ? A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District
Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship ? A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District
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2013-06-05
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Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship ?
A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests. This finding is likely to reigni-te debate over the fate of the controversial program.
The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first federal initiative to spend taxpayer dollars on private school tuition, was created by a Republican-led Congress in 2004 to help students from low-income families. Congress has cut off federal funding after the 2009 — 2010 school year unless lawmakers vote to reauthorize it.
Overall, the study found that students who used the vouchers received reading scores that placed them nearly four months ahead of peers who remained in public school. However, as a group, students who had been in the lowest-per-forming public schools did not show those gains.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement that the Ohama administration does not want to pull participating students out of the program but does not support its continuation.
"Big picture, I don’t see vouchers as being the answer," Duncan said in a recent meeting with Washington Post editors and reporters. "You can pull two kids out, you can pull three kids out, and you’re leaving 97 or 98 percent behind. You need to help all those kids. The way you help them is by challenging the status quo where it’s not working and coming back with dramatically better schools and doing it systemically."
Since it began, the voucher program has awarded scholarships to more than 3,000 students from low-income families, granting up to $ 7, 500 a year for tuition and other fees at participating schools. This school year, about 1,715 students are participating.
The Bush administration, and many Republicans, has championed the program as a "lifeline" for students in struggling schools.
Supporters bailed the congressionally mandated study as proof the program works. "With concrete evidence in hand that this program is a success, we look forward to reauthorizing it as quickly as possible," Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, the top Republican on the House education committee, said in a statement.
In a letter to Duncan, several GOP leaders urged him to continue awarding grants. "Under no circumstances should the funds be withheld by the U. S. Department of Education when so many children in the District need and deserve access to a quality school today," House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and other lawmakers wrote.
Joseph I. Lieberman (l-Conn.) , whose Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has jurisdiction over the District, has said he plans to hold hearings on the program.
What is the main topic of this passage?
选项
A、The advantages and disadvantages of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.
B、The reasons why We should reauthorize The D. C, Opportunity Scholarship Program.
C、Bush administration’s influence on the continuation of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.
D、A study that revealed District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests.
答案
B
解析
主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是特区机会奖学金项目的优越性和应该重新授权该项目的原因。B是文章的主要内容,故正确。文章主要讲的是该项目的优越性,做排除A;C“布什政府对于该项目是否能继续的影响”,这不是文章的关键,因为奥巴马政府和布什政府都很支持这一项目;D只是应该继续授权该项目的一个例证,是美国教育部研究过程中的一个发现,文章是通过这一点来引出为什么应该继续授权该项目,也排除。
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