The Choice Channel

“Maryland and Virginia public schools are among the top five state school systems in the nation, according to an annual report released yesterday by one of the country’s most respected education organizations. The Quality Counts report, a publication from Editorial Projects in Education, which publishes the trade magazine Education Week, rated the 50 states and the District in six areas of education performance and policy. The District was ranked 51st in the report, but the lead researcher said that Washington is more comparable to large cities than to states, which have a mix of struggling urban and higher-performing suburban and rural schools.” (01/10/08)