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Motor_Truck9006 t1_je9kht8 wrote

Reply to comment by QueMasPuesss in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

That’s what happens when you compare apples to oranges. A city vs. a whole state

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Ghost0468 t1_je9nrn2 wrote

In that case, DC should have a considerably higher graduation rate given wide parts of Alabama are rural and poorer….

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Motor_Truck9006 t1_jebfb4y wrote

So you’re telling me rural areas automatically have low graduation rates?

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Ghost0468 t1_jebgxje wrote

Specifically in Alabama - substantially less resources, more widespread poverty, and things like that. Of course if you guys want to get upset about comparing it to another state, then maybe let’s compare it to some of the cities that are supposed to be our peers (based on GDP per capita). San Francisco - 90.2%, Seattle - 86%, San Jose - 91%, and you could go on. The point is that DC has a major issue and it should be resolved. Being angry cause a specific politicians said something is absurd.

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Motor_Truck9006 t1_jebjmf2 wrote

I have a better idea for you. How about you compare DC to cities with similar demographics to DC. Not a city like San Jose who has 3% black. San Francisco is mostly whites and asians, is that comparable to DC? (Formally known as chocolate city) I say no.

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QueMasPuesss t1_je9vriw wrote

But, the larger political backdrop is the push for DC statehood, no? Thus, the comparison is not uninvited.

And OP tried to dunk on Alabama of all places and missed the layup …

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PatchOfParticipation t1_jea1cvd wrote

No one missed anything. Alabama public schools are objectively shit. Especially when Gov MeeMaw diverts education funds to build prisons and water parks.

I say this as someone with firsthand experience with one of the state’s better school systems.

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