- We're tied for no. 14! We're tied for no. 14!:
"If you live in or near a big city, check out my colleague Nick Anderson's intriguing news break, giving the latest rankings for math achievement among our best known urban districts. The big news for us Post people is that D.C. IS NOT LONGER LAST IN THE NATION!! There is a good and a bad reason for this. The good reason is that our math achievement has grown significantly. The bad reason is that they added Detroit to the list this year, and nobody can beat Detroit for worst-run school district (and in recent years worst-run city) in America.
The report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federally-run test that provides the most dependable measure of national and state achievement, shows that the gains in fourth and eighth grade math in the District began before D.C. School Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee arrived. We know there have been math gains also during her watch, but if I were she I would be careful not to celebrate this latest news too much."
The report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federally-run test that provides the most dependable measure of national and state achievement, shows that the gains in fourth and eighth grade math in the District began before D.C. School Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee arrived. We know there have been math gains also during her watch, but if I were she I would be careful not to celebrate this latest news too much."