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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hard to believe this has to be spelled out, but the fact that some kids are poorly educated does not mean that all kids are poorly educated. [/quote]

That is a major “whataboutism.”

As recently as 2009 (and possibly later), DC had an adult illiteracy problem:  36% of adult residents of D.C. were unable to read.

That is an illiteracy rate worse than most third-world countries.  It’s really irrelevant that D.C. is home to our government, the Obamas, some of the most elite PRIVATE schools, Georgetown, etc.
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Since its creation in 1980, the U.S. spent billions on the federal “Department of Education.”

And yet, educational outcomes are far worse today, and falling.[/quote]

I know, I know... it is bash the Feds hour here. But DoEd mostly administers student loans and Pell grants (and compile statistics). The actual curriculum design is more local. Not having gone to grade school here, I am shocked that even subjects like AP classes do not have a standard nationwide curriculum.

If you read the UCSD report that came out recently, the problem started for entering freshmen in 2020. So before Covid. One has to look elsewhere, like NCLB. [/quote]

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