The Future of D.C. Public Schools: Traditional or Charter Education?

"With public confidence in the schools at an all-time low, more than 17,000 public school students -- nearly one in four -- have rejected the traditional system in favor of 51 independently run, publicly funded charter schools. That share is one of the largest in the nation and is expected to rise when six more charter schools open their doors this fall."
By Lori Montgomery and Jay Mathews
Washington Post
August 22, 2006