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Not one student at 13 high schools in Baltimore City, Maryland, achieved proficiency in math, as indicated by state math exams.
Jason Rodriguez, the deputy director of the Baltimore non-profit organization People Empowered by the Struggle, likened these results to a form of “educational homicide.”
“There is no excuse,” he said. “We have a system that’s just running rogue, and it starts at the top.” (Trending: Unearthed Clip Shows Joe and Hunter Discussing Business)
Fox News: No students pass math test at 13 Baltimore schools
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“It’s not a funding issue. We’re getting plenty of funding,” said Rodriguez.“I don’t think money is the issue. I think accountability is the issue.”
Among those 13 high schools, a total of 1,736 students participated in the test with 74.5% of them achieving the lowest possible score of one out of four.
“We’re still dealing with these same issues year after year,” said Rodriguez. “It’s just scary to me and alarming to me because we know that what’s happening now, you know, it’s just opening up the floodgates to the school-to-prison pipeline.” (Trending: Biden Family Is Officially In Panic Mode)
City Schools said, “Make no mistake: these recent increases do not diminish or patch over years of chronic underfunding that has directly contributed to our current outcomes. That recovery takes an equal or more significant amount of time to remediate,”
“Right now, the facts are clear: City Schools’ students have earned two consecutive years of improved scores on the math MCAP following national decreases during the COVID pandemic. Seven of eight grade levels experienced growth in math between SY2021-22 and SY2022-23, mirroring growth in Maryland overall,” it added.