Opinion | D.C. leaders must work together to advance equity for students

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% :Too often, the conversation on how to improve education outcomes for students in our city focuses on the distinction between charter schools and D.C.
54% : That's why leaders across the district -- including in charter schools, D.C.
47% : For example, some point to charter schools as the reason that neighborhood middle schools in Wards 7 and 8 are lagging behind the rest of the city in academic outcomes.
45% : Public Schools schools.
41% : Public Schools, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's (D) administration and the D.C. Council -- must focus on creatively and consistently advancing equity.
28% : Critics often point to data showing that most students living in Ward 3 (which has no charter schools) attend their neighborhood school, and most students living in Wards 7 and 8 (which have charter schools) do not.

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