Category Archives: Poca, WV

Parental choice is kicking bad schools out of school choice programs

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Debate over school choice finds itself in new territory with proponents and opponents alike fighting over accountability. Opponents of school choice like Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., made the news when he pressed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to include some undefined accountability standards in any federal school choice program.

Lawmakers Feel the Heat as Resistance Shows Up in Droves to Town Halls

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"This is what the resistance looks like," Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan wrote Saturday on Twitter. Energized crowds in New York, South Carolina, and Wisconsin on Saturday morning gave lawmakers a hint of what awaits them in their home districts during the upcoming Congressional recess .