High Lead Levels Hurt Achievement in Detroit Public Schools

A few people, including Michael Martin, have been making the claim that in many cases, the low academic achievements of minority students can be blamed to a very large degree on lead poisoning.

Here is an article on a large-scale study in the Detroit Public Schools which strongly suggests that he is right.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100516/news01/5160413/1319/high-lead-levels-hurt-learning-for-dps-kids&&template=fullarticle

or http://tinyurl.com/DetPS-Lead .

Given DC’s past problems with massive lead contamination in the water supply, I would be very surprised if lead poisoning was not also a problem here in the nation’s capital.