The consensus on Capitol Hill is that American education is incrisis. Our colleges are graduating students who are ill-equippedto compete in the global economy, and our public schools leavemillions of disadvantaged kids behind. So why is Congress sendingprecious education funds to a zoo in Akron and the WestchesterPhilharmonic in White Plains, New York?
Anytime a liberal politician says something positive about schoolvouchers, it's notable. When that politician is a leadingcontender for the Democratic presidential nomination, it meritsnational attention.