school vouchers

From this article:

"... It’s bad enough that Democrats are killing a program that parents love and is closing the achievement gap between poor minorities and whites. ..."

What I want to know, is, which gap is being closed? Between poor minorities and "middle class" whites in the traditional schools? The poor minorities and "poor" whites in traditional schools? or the poor minorities and whites in the private schools?

The private schools in the DC area are $7500 a year, right? The private school our kids have went to (rural NC) are $2500 a year. They mention the kids are reading half a grade above grade level. My more lower-than-higher middle class white child was reading three grades above his grade level last year (this year to be announced). Last year's test scores, overall, his 3rd grade class scored an average of eighth grade, sixth month above the national average of third grade, seven months!

Maybe DC needs to take some notes from that school?

I would love to have vouchers in NC, and we'd have a much better education it sounds like than what DC has to offer, and it would save the Government a TON of money!

However it is a crying shame they are freezing funds over the charter schools in NY, despite its proving it is academically achieving. Reminds me of the homeschooling case in NC. Maybe the next election more people will remember what is happening NOW~ and this will be Obama's last term (God willing) and someone with common sense will win?