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February 08, 2008

Don't Blame the Parents

Hats off to Jay Mathews for giving a recent Washington Post poll an insightful analysis. The poll, which asked DC residents what they thought were the biggest problems plaguing DC schools, found that at the top of the list of perceived 'culprits' was parental apathy. Teacher quality was at the bottom of the list. But perceptions aside, Bad Parents Don't Make Bad Schools. Rather "great teaching makes great schools, and once you have a good school, parents become engaged and active." In other words, 'if you build it, they will come.'

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