Washington Post: It's The Schools, Stupid

The Washington Post editorializes that Washington D.C. must put education first if the city is to be revitalized.

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December 29, 2003, 10:00 AM PST

"We do not wish to suggest that the District's mayor and council members are wasting their time when they squabble over such issues as downtown property development or whether the city should go into the hotel business... As its future economic vitality and cultural life are sapped, the city as a whole will discover that it too has paid a high price for the school system's failure."

Thanks to C. P. Zilliacus

Read the full story: Editorial: It's the Schools, Stupid

Friday, December 26, 2003 in The Washington Post

Government / Politics District of Columbia

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