The Washington Post, posted a letter that tells it like it is in Washington D.C. I could feel the heart break. I will tell you about the data, but this is not about numbers. You can read the real story below.In 1965, there were 147,000 students in D.C. There were 46 schools with an average of 750 students per school. in 2014, the school population dropped to 85,000 in 213 schools with 329 students per school. You know what happened. Suburbs happened.
Choice in D.C. is not a cost effective system. Yet, it is the poster child for charter schools that work with poor and minority students. The test score gains are touted even if the scores themselves are still low. The description provided by a D.C. mother and published writer about culture indicates that there is a human cost that is neglected in the story about school reform in D.C.
