Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Friday, September 02, 2005

DC school test scores

Yesterday's Examiner headlined that DC high school test scores are the worst in the nation. They aren't great, but it's unreasonable to treat DC as a "state" in this instance. School test scores need to be compared to other urban school districts, not states as a whole.

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