School Choice Issues

School Choice Issues

Rebecca Hagelin: It's still about a better education

And what does it get for all this money? Squat – or close to it. In math, 76 percent of fourth-graders performed at the basic or below-basic level on national tests taken in 2000, and just 3 percent performed at the "advanced" level. In science, 72 percent of fourth-graders performed at the basic or below-basic level, and just 3 percent were at the "advanced" level.

I could go on, but you get the picture. Students in District schools are not achieving. And something needs to be done – now.