Chancellor Michelle Rhee predicted today that the D.C. Public School system “will be in a wildly different place” in five years, in fact “the highest performing urban school district in the country and one that has the faith and confidence of the citizens of the city.”
Rhee expressed her optimism at a Thursday morning conference in Georgetown, “Making a Difference: Personal Experiences from Three American Leaders,” sponsored by Accenture. Read More
A survey of 18 urban Trial Urban School Districts by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicates that not much has changed despite No Child Left Behind and the millions of dollars spent to raise test scores in urban areas. Read More
