Maryland’s public school system is No. 1 in the nation and is followed closely by fourth-place Virginia, according to an annual report card released today by Education Week.

he District’s schools were rated last in the survey, though D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee called that an unfair comparison of city schools with statewide systems.

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