Baltimore

Baltimore is in the news these days because of a feud between Trump and Representative Cummings but one area that is not mentioned is education. The graduation rate of 70% seems odd when only 11% of graduates are proficient in math and reading. This statistic includes the west side of the city where almost all are students of color and the east side where it is almost exclusively white. The stats for the west side alone are much more disappointing. Here is one stat. 13 Baltimore City High Schools, zero students proficient in math How is this even possible. Maybe with all of this attention some changes will be made. When questioned about this the people in charge responded by saying: “These results underscore the urgency of the work we are now pursuing. We must do more to meet the needs of all our students.” I wish them luck.