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economaster t1_je9sa8h wrote
Reply to comment by engineeringsquirrel in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621
But this is just measuring the education level of the population as a whole not the schools. I assume the smart people leave that backwards state. Doesn't really reflect on the quality of schools though. For example DC has one of the highest education rates in the US but our schools are a dumpster 🔥.
economaster t1_je9rp1m wrote
Reply to comment by EastoftheCap in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621
Yes
economaster t1_je9spm8 wrote
Reply to Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621
The dude is a racist twat, but he's not wrong that DC public schools are a dumpster fire. For example, in the latest 2022 PARCC results math proficiency for DC students grades 9-12 was <11%...