Why does DCPS rank 49th in the country, behind poor states like Kentucky, Tennessee and WV?

[Anonymous]

Those states certainly aren’t spending $20k/year in per-pupil dollars either!

[Anonymous]

You mad?

[Anonymous]

MASSIVE CORRUPTION.

[Anonymous]

Troll post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Troll post.

Unfortunately I don’t think so. No tracking , low standards, and social promotion is a race to the bottom. Many kids graduate who can’t do multiplication or read more than 3-4th grade level.

Looking at PARCC scores where basically no one in a number of high schools is on grade level in math is just shocking.

[Anonymous]

When looking at education statistics, DC is compared to entire states. If you compared it just to US cities, you'd likely get different results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When looking at education statistics, DC is compared to entire states. If you compared it just to US cities, you'd likely get different results.

Lucky for us, we have that data. Look at NAEP TUDA data for apples to apples comparisons.

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/tuda/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When looking at education statistics, DC is compared to entire states. If you compared it just to US cities, you'd likely get different results.

Poor rural areas kick US cities’ butts.

[Anonymous]

Entrenched urban poverty, combined with the fact that city vs state comparisons aren’t really valid

[Anonymous]

Which list/ranking is this post referring to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Entrenched urban poverty, combined with the fact that city vs state comparisons aren’t really valid

This is the reason.

[Anonymous]

Lots to fix but believe it or not Dc is up in state rankings. At least on the sites I am seeing. Where are you looking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When looking at education statistics, DC is compared to entire states. If you compared it just to US cities, you'd likely get different results.

Lucky for us, we have that data. Look at NAEP TUDA data for apples to apples comparisons.

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/tuda/

Looking at similar comparisons with districts, not surprised that DC is in the bottom half although they likely spend the most per pupil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Entrenched urban poverty, combined with the fact that city vs state comparisons aren’t really valid

This is the reason.

You both must have missed the link above where it’s similar with districts comparisons. DC does poorly.

[Anonymous]

It’s funny people don’t consider crime, poverty, enforcing the attendance policy, etc. factors. Poor in a rural area is not like poor in a city.

As a DCPS teacher, I already know dcps seems like they spend a lot per pupil but a lot goes to pay. Tennessee teachers make like 30k, good luck paying anyone with a degree that here. You are paid more than that at Walmart.

Perhaps DCPS should stop inflating positions at central office, since many still refuse to do their jobs. How many employees have we lost on incompetent 2-3 month processing time, that is insane.

Allow teachers to fail students and enforce mandatory summer school. Clean up the crime in this city, make sure everyone can afford hosing and food with ease.