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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^

Surely you don't think DC is the only urban school system out there do you?

Well, they're not. But they are thee worst at graduation rates , test scores, attendance, teacher retention etc.[/quote]

No, I think you are just spouting off garbage with little to back it up. I also doubt that you have worked in or experienced other urban school systems. Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, New York City, Atlanta, Cleveland, Newark, etc. all struggle with graduation rates, test scores, retention, etc. However, if you have real examples of urban centers where the administrators are perfect, the teachers never turn over and students achieve at gloriously high levels, let's hear about them. Why keep it secret? Help DC learn something. 
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You're funny.

Of course I have experience--VAST experience--in other urban school systems. That's why I feel as though I can speak with some 'authority' on the matter.

Urban ed has a lot of issues, but there are some that are unique to DC. There's a level of dysfunction (and defense of said dysfunction, as you exemplify) that isn't seen elsewhere.

Trust me, those urban systems do not continue to struggle mightily in the same areas decade after decade as DC does. Many, many, MANY urban schools are functional. That's the reason many leave other urban districts to work in DC, see the foolery and leave, returning to the urban system where they can actually WORK and make a difference w/o dealing with a lot of bullying and foolishness.

The teacher turnover in DC is phenomenal. At least in many places when turn over happens, it's after 5 years or so. In DC teachers leave after just days. In their defense, they are aware of the issue and seem to be working on addressing it. But until they get real about the reasons many leave after a week or several months, it will continue to be a revolving door of new faces every single year.[/quote]

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