D.C. schools: a microcosm of urban education

This depressing Washington Post historical view of the Washington, D.C., school system is worth the time it takes to read it, plus the annoying registration process if you aren't already registered (try www.bugmenot.com ).

Arlene Ackerman is interviewed in some depth almost at the end, and it includes a sad view of the outcome of site-based budgeting in D.C.