The District has the fourth-best education policy in the country, according to a report released Monday by former DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s nonprofit StudentsFirst.

The report grades all 50 states and the District on whether each jurisdiction’s education system prioritizes high-quality teaching, provides parents with information and choices about their children’s schools and manages its finances well — measures that StudentsFirst advocates in its work toward school reform.

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