Education Becoming Top Issue For D.C.

"...almost 60 percent of those polled said education is the city's biggest problem...Average test scores are lower than in every other district participating in a federal assessment of urban schools. Last month, the U.S. Department of Education labeled the D.C. system a "high risk" recipient of federal grants, calling its fiscal management, in effect, the worst in the country. ...44 percent of District residents don't have a high school diploma."
By Lori Montgomery