According to DCist. Of course, it is hard to compare DC to a state since DC is an all-urban area, and cannot be fairly compared to states which have mixtures of urban and rural populations.
Still, a miserable 59%--barely half-- of the students in public and charter schools are graduating high school from DC in four years. The school systems are flooded with local tax dollars each year; children at public schools receive an education worth much more per student (though classroom sizes are still atrociously large, hindering the progress students can make).
The DC Public Schools are aware of the notorious reputation and many different strategies have been implemented, including better teacher training, after-school programming, and appealing to different learning styles. Education reform is complex, and must involve strategies to reduce poverty, hunger, and violence. I believe that these factors are mainly why DC lags behind the states, not lack of trying or lack of funding.
What would make the biggest difference in public education in the District? What do you think about comparing DC to the states?
--Megan
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