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Let Me Rise: The Struggle to Save School Choice in Our Nation's Capital

Date: October 20, 2009
Time: Screening - 6:00 p.m.

Reception - 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Host(s):

The Honorable John Boehner (R-OH)

The Honorable Kevin Chavous

The Honorable Darrell Issa (R-CA)

The Honorable Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Virginia Walden-Ford

Juan Williams

The Heritage Foundation

Details:

Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium

Let Me Rise – a 30-minute film about the school choice debate in our nation’s capital and around the country – features the personal stories and perspectives of District of Columbia families who are fighting to provide their children with a safe and effective education.
 
Let Me Rise challenges not only people in the District, but also across the nation, to better understand the critical need to improve urban education in America.

Join us for a compelling look at the future of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program as told through the voices of the children whose educational futures continue to hang in the balance.

 
 

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