That is a blanket statement that cannot be supported, Octavia. The large cities are generally run by Democrats and are notorious for having low test scores which Viking referred to in general terms. You might have to talk to John Eidson (americanthinker.com) who has a much different take on it...
Big City Schools: Where America’s Most Vulnerable Kids Languish
By John Eidson
Democrats and Republicans alike say they’re fully committed to seeing that every child receives a quality education. Bipartisan agreement notwithstanding, school children in urban America have gotten the short end of the learning stick for a long, long time. How can anyone defend the following statistics?
● In 2010-2011, public schools in the nation’s capital spent $29,345 per pupil — nearly $600,000 per each classroom of 20 students — yet the District’s 8th graders finished dead last in a nationwide proficiency test in math and reading.
● According to a 2015 report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 96 percent of 8th graders in Detroit’s public schools tested not proficient in math, and 93 percent tested not proficient in reading.
● According to a 2017 investigation by Project Baltimore, 13 of the city’s 39 public high schools had zero students who tested proficient in math. Zero! Of the 3,841 students in the remaining 26 high schools, only 14 tested at or above proficiency in math, less than one-third of one percent.
For a half-century running, Democrat-run urban schools have robbed minority children of a realistic chance for a decent education. In addition to earning an F-minus in their assigned duty to adequately educate students under their care, the three school districts named above have something else in common: they all are run by highly-paid Democrat administrators whose foremost priority is catering to the demands of teachers unions, one of the Democrat party’s most loyal constituencies.
In school systems with teachers unions, Democrats look the other way as the interests of teachers take precedence over the interests of children. And no wonder. The overwhelming share of union dues paid by teachers is money-laundered straight through to the coffers of the Democrats. According to a Brookings Institution study, nearly 99% of teachers’ union political donations in 2012 went to Democrats. In 2016, teachers unions gave $43 million to
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/05/big_city_schools_where_americas_most_vulnerable_kids_languish.html
