Spending by Washington, D.C., public schools can be difficult to pin down.
Assuming $27,000 per student per year, D.C. taxpayers spend about $350,000 on a student from kindergarten through graduation.
That's right: Just two out of 10 eighth-graders in D.C. public schools can read or do math proficiently.
Education reformers used to celebrate D.C.'s dramatic decline in school suspensions.
As education scholar Matthew Ladner noted, the charter schools are at a disadvantage, since transfer students often "Experience a temporary academic setback." Consequently, as charter schools become more established with more stable student bodies, they can "Improve with age."
The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program-a school-voucher program open to students from low-income families-has produced excellent academic-attainment results.
Expanding school choice in D.C. will enhance education at all grade levels because parents will be able to match their children with educational options that are the right fit.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/01/high-public-school-spending-in-dc-hasnt-produced-desired-outcomes/
Assuming $27,000 per student per year, D.C. taxpayers spend about $350,000 on a student from kindergarten through graduation.
That's right: Just two out of 10 eighth-graders in D.C. public schools can read or do math proficiently.
Education reformers used to celebrate D.C.'s dramatic decline in school suspensions.
As education scholar Matthew Ladner noted, the charter schools are at a disadvantage, since transfer students often "Experience a temporary academic setback." Consequently, as charter schools become more established with more stable student bodies, they can "Improve with age."
The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program-a school-voucher program open to students from low-income families-has produced excellent academic-attainment results.
Expanding school choice in D.C. will enhance education at all grade levels because parents will be able to match their children with educational options that are the right fit.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/01/high-public-school-spending-in-dc-hasnt-produced-desired-outcomes/
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