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Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship? A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District s
Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship? A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District s
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2013-04-03
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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 reignites the debate over the fate of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?
选项
A、The participants of this program performed poorly in the reading test than those who have been studying in public schools.
B、District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on math tests.
C、Government finds it valueless to continue this grogram.
D、The participants of the program got higher scores on reading tests than those who didn’t participate.
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。由题干中的reignites the debate定位到第一段末句This finding is likelyto reignite debate over the fate of the controversial program.由句中的指示代词This可联系到前一句话,该句说“那些地方上获得礼券就读私立学校的学生比公立学校的学生在阅读测试中成绩更优越”,由此可知[D]符合原文意思。[A]“参加这个项目的学生没有在公立学校的学生的阅读考试中的表现好”,与原文意思不符,故排除;[B]“得到参加这个项目的学生在数学考试中比一般公立学校的学生好”,原文说到在数学考试中没有区别,故排除[B];[C]“政府发现继续这个项目毫无意义”,原文认为是很有意义的,可排除。
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