"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible!"

Or so says Ralph Wiggum in an episode of "The Simpsons."   It turns out that many residents of our nation's capital have failed English.  Thirty-six percent of all District residents are functionally illiterate.  This despite spending more per pupil than almost any other state (if DC was a state).  It may be that educational attainment has more to do with what is taught than how much money one spends.