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" However , the deterioration of public schools in the district has occurred while it was spending more per stu dent than all but a handful of other school districts in the nation . THE GOOD STUFF : It 's not always available ( except on Friday and Saturday nights ) , but look for super crispy , cornmeal-breaded catfish , served with lemon wedges and a tub of tartar sauce . As we wait for the states to respond to the Court 's decision , Congress should act immediately to institute a school voucher pilot program in Washington , D.C. Despite the fact that the District of Columbia spends more than $ 8,000 per pupil - more than 46 other states and almost $ 2,000 more per pupil than the national average - students in D.C. public schools still perform near the bottom on the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math assessments . To assess future climate trends , climatologists rely upon General Circulation Models ( GCMs ) that attempt to describe Earth 's climate . Despite the condition of District schools and the de sire of parents for school choice , the Clinton admin istration , teachers ' unions and others have attacked the concept of using tax-funded vouchers . If suburban public schools choose to participate , they receive more than $ 6,500 from the state ( the scholarship amount plus the state 's regular per pupil share ) for each voucher student . Despite the dismal record of public schools in both Milwaukee and Cleveland , teachers ' unions and their allies have attacked the voucher program as harmful to the public schools . That brings out the taste of the fresh mushrooms , coarsely chopped tomatoes and spinach , which the chef added upon our request . This is despite the fact that having a child in a voucher program means a financial sacrifice to these families , who have to pay half or more of the tuition in most programs . AFTER NEARLY a decade doing business in a small , wood frame building beside U.S. 78 , Kellie 's Home Cooking in Loganville moved to a larger , more modern space in a nearby strip center last spring . The president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers said the $ 5.25 million spent last school year on voucher students ( about $ 3,300 per student when other costs are considered ) was money being denied to public schools . But state officials pointed out that the public schools , which spent $ 6,506 per student in 1996-97 , came out ahead because the state funding formula still counted the voucher students in Cleveland 's enrollment .