Obama open to school vouchers
Published: 02/19/2008
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) says he is open to the idea of school vouchers if research shows they work.
"If there was any argument for vouchers, it was, 'Let's see if the
experiment works,'" said Obama, a Democratic presidential candidate.
"And if it does, whatever my preconception, you do what's best for
kids."
Obama describes himself as a "skeptic" of vouchers, but his openness to
contrary evidence was seen by many as the closest a Democratic
candidate ever has come to embracing school vouchers.
Orthodox Jewish organizations typically support vouchers, which allow
parents to use public money for day-school or yeshiva education.
Liberal religious movements generally oppose them
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