Congresswoman, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, is currently blocking an expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program—despite overwhelming support from leadership and Congress, including Senate Democrat Diane Feinstein, as well as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is also holding expansion back. We want more families to have access to the OSP!
Please call both of their offices TODAY to make sure they know that expanding the OSP is a high priority for D.C. families!
Today, PLEASE CALL the offices of:
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: (202) 225-8050
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-4965
Tell the person who answers the phone that:
• You are a parent/ or school leader in D.C. asking that she lift her hold on the Opportunity Scholarship Program through the SOAR ACT.
• You have students in the program and it’s been life-changing. You want it to be expanded so even more families in D.C. have access to this opportunity!
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The voice of private schools in Washington, DC.
Charter Members of DC CAPE are:
Archdiocese of Washington, Independent Education, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Agudath Israel DC, Association of Christian Schools International, American Montessori Society.
08/11/2019
Check out this true story about our hometown hero!!
The real-life 'Miss Virginia' is Virginia Walden Ford - Los Angeles Sentinel Ford did all for the children
Wins 2 and 3 for private schools from the Supreme Court today!
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-06-27/us-high-court-throws-out-rulings-barring-religious-school-subsidies
U.S. Top Court Tosses Ruling Against Religious School Subsidies US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.
Supreme Court Disallows Discrimination Against Religious School in Playground Program
June 26, 2017 -- The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 7-2 that the state of Missouri violated the U.S. Constitution when it excluded a preschool sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia from a grant program providing playground resurfacing materials.
“[T]he exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it is a church, is odious to our Constitution,” said the court.
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Read the June CAPE Outlook newsletter here!
--Proposed Federal Budget Would Affect Private School Students
--DC OSP Reauthorized
--Green Ribbon Schools Named
--Presidential Scholars Named
--And Much More....
27/01/2017
It's National School Choice Week and Washington held a capitol sized rally! Watch the video below! Did your school attend?? Share some picture with us!
Click here to read the latest news from the Council for American Private Education including: Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos, ESSA guidance on equitable services for private schools and new enrollment numbers report on private schools.
14/11/2016
Michael Scott with the DC Catholic Confernce, new President of DC CAPE, welcomes DC CAPE members back!
14/11/2016
Brian Radziwill with the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Offices updates DC CAPE members on the eligible services available to private schools in the new ESSA.
14/11/2016
George Tryfiates with Association of Christian Schools International gives DC CAPE members an update on reauthorization of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.
14/11/2016
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07/11/2016
A must read on ESSA impact on private schools.
Here's Why ESSA Might Direct More Federal Dollars to Private Schools There's a change from the No Child Left Behind Act to the Every Student Succeeds Act in the calculation of how much Title I money districts must distribute to private schools for equitable services.