Public Education in Washinton D.C. - The Worst In The Country

The public school system in Washington D. C. ranks 51st among all the states and D.C.
One of the few bright spots in D.C. has been the "DC Opportunity Scholarship Program" where low income families (average $23,000 income) get vouchers for private schools. The kids who attend these are predominantly Black by a large margin and poor but selected because they are highly motivated and good learners. The cost per student is about one-half that of the city-run public school system. Yet, Obama and the Democrats are PHASING OUT the DCOSP because the teachers union opposes vouchers to non-union schools and is afraid of comparisons of achievement between these successful voucher schools and the pitiful public schools where no standards are imposed for teachers or students. While Obama paid lip service to supporting Charter schools, another bright spot for D.C. kids, his education reform package is more focused on punishing those districts that don't comply with providing the same education for everyone and on taking over the college student loan program where everyone can go to college no matter what their capabilities or motivation. More examples of Obama's hypocrisy, pandering to special interests and socialist thinking of educating to the lowest level of quality in order to include everyone in a government controlled education system. By his actions, Obama shows that he doesn't actually care about the Blacks in D.C. (he'll get their votes no matter what) but rather on repaying special interest unions and centralized control of the education system. It's disgusting!