Public Education
More people acknowledging ‘patent failure’ of public schools to educate, educational analyst concludesThe most important issue of our day may not always make global news but lies closer to home than most people think – as close as their area school district, argues one educational analyst. “There’s now… Read More
Public Education
Baltimore’s schools battle 20% dropout rate, more than twice the state averageMore than 20% of Baltimore students are leaving high school before graduating, a new report discovered. “The Maryland State Department of Education says Baltimore City Public Schools has a 20.8% dropout rate,… Read More
Public Education
Nearly two dozen Maryland schools can’t get a single student to math proficiency, while public-school funding increases by $2 billionMaryland’s public-school advocates often use the term “underfunded” to describe the current system, but they fail to note when academic performance deteriorates or remains stagnant after increased funding, argues one… Read More
Culture
Trump vows crackdown on D.C. crime. Here are 5 other cities with high crime(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump announced Monday he’s taking decisive action to reduce crime in Washington, D.C., drawing attention to violent crime rates not only in the nation’s… Read More
Courts
Man who severely beat elderly pro-life activists avoids prison(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A 28-year-old Baltimore man found guilty of brutally beating then-73-year-old Mark Crosby and 84-year-old Richard Schaefer — both pro-life activists — in 2023 avoided prison… Read More
Public Education
Hate crime probe follows broadcast of antisemitic content in Baltimore school board meetingBaltimore is conducting a hate crime investigation after obscene, antisemitic content appeared during the city’s public-school board meeting livestreamed on YouTube. “It was antisemitic, racist, obscene, adult content that… Read More
Public Education
Baltimore schools went on ‘hiring spree’ amid academic, student enrollment decline, 6-year analysis showsWhenever businesses start losing customers, they typically cut back on new hires – unless it’s the “business” of public education, a recent news report argues. “More school employees are not… Read More
Public Education
Student sues school district that called cops when he asked why American flags weren’t in classroomsParker Jensen wanted answers about why American flags weren’t being displayed in his school classrooms, but instead he got a police escort and a one-week suspension. Baltimore County School District… Read More
Opinion
F-minus: a tale of two cities’ school districts(The Daily Signal) – The Nation’s Report Card recently went public. It’s the kind of thing that kids hide from their parents. The National Assessment of Educational Progress offers a… Read More
Courts
Baltimore police make arrest in 2023 brutal assault of elderly pro-life advocatesAfter more than a year of investigation the Baltimore Police Department has made an arrest in the brutal beating of two elderly pro-life men outside a… Read More
Public Education
Mother raises alarm as her daughter’s convicted rapist returns to Maryland Public SchoolsA convicted rapist was quietly enrolled in a Maryland public school, the victim’s mother warns other parents in the area. According to court documents, the 15-year-old boy was convicted of… Read More
Public Education
Free online ‘affirmative therapy’ for ‘sexual and gender minority groups’ offered to Baltimore high schoolersA Maryland school district with over 32,000 students is giving those over 13 digital access to “therapy,” including so-called gender affirming care, and apparently without parental consent. Baltimore County Public… Read More
Public Education
Public schools are literally paying for people to go bang on chronically absent students’ doors(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Public school districts are resorting to paying door knockers to go to the homes of chronically absent students as more schools struggle with filling the… Read More
Public Education
‘Educational homicide’: Zero students proficient in math at 40% of Baltimore high schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Not a single student is proficient in math at 40% of Baltimore public high schools in the spring of 2023, according to state exam results… Read More
Public Education
Not one student was proficient in math in 23 Baltimore schools, report says(Daily Caller) – In 23 Baltimore City Schools, zero students tested proficient in math in 2022, according to a report by Project Baltimore. Through an analysis of 150 Baltimore City… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Baltimore teacher brags about indoctrinating students, mocks concerned taxpayersA Baltimore-area middle school teacher has taken to TikTok to openly celebrate “indoctrinating” children while taunting the taxpayers who pay her salary. Alexa Sciuto, a Spanish teacher at Pine Grove… Read More
Public Education
Over 12,000 grades changed from failing to passing in Baltimore high schools according to fraud investigationA “culture of fear and a veil of secrecy” kept Baltimore school officials from “speaking freely about misconduct,” including how over 12,000 grades were changed from failing to passing. This… Read More
Public Education
Hogan calls for investigation into ‘grade fixing’ at Baltimore public schools(The Center Square) – Maryland’s governor is calling for an investigation of a school district following the release of a report that indicates grade-changing practices have taken place. Gov. Larry… Read More
Public Education
Parents left unaware of stunning illiteracy in a Baltimore public high schoolA stunning 77% of students at a Baltimore public high school are reading at the elementary school level – many at the kindergarten level, according to that city’s FOX45… Read More