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[quote=Anonymous]The NYT editorial board has no idea what it's talking about when it comes to DC. They just like the scary numbers.

It's apples and oranges to compare equity challenges between DC and NYC -- or most major metro districts. Our education governance system is totally different, the size and composition of student body is different, the institutional legacy of funding and the role of PTAs is different, etc. etc. etc.

DC needs a clean slate to figure out how to manage education that doesn't exacerbate divides with charter vs DCPS vs overlap mess we have now.

One school authorizing body. 
An independent oversight function. 
End the lottery merry go round through stable pathways to graduation.

It shouldn't require a masters degree in data science to get a kid into pre-K. Children experiencing unstable housing shouldn't have to endure unstable schooling. Don't get me started on Special Education...

Seriously, there is so much messy backstory to DC that it wastes time and energy to argue the micro-level (how many aides, afterschool, etc.) without looking at the Broken Big Picture.

DC has to deal with overlapping state and local functions, national political interference, and opaque education reform "philanthropy."

Similar to Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans, DC should use Covid-19 to build a more resilient system for all students. This hypercompetitive crap has to stop.[/quote]

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