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[quote=Anonymous]This is a sad state of affairs for Maryland Schools.
https://marylandmatters.org/2018/01/16/kirwan-tells-lawmakers-md-is-complacent-about-education-system/

[quote]The chairman of the commission studying Maryland’s education policy and funding formulas told legislative fiscal committees Tuesday that despite being ranked among the best in the nation in years past, state schools are actually in the “middle of the pack” in the United States.

William E. “Brit” Kirwan, chairman of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, went on to point out that since the United States is similarly ranked in the middle internationally, Maryland schools are in the middle of the middle in terms of ranking.

“There’s a certain complacency, I fear, about schools in Maryland because we have heard time and again that Maryland schools have been rated [among the] best in the nation,” Kirwan said. “But this rating that we are very proud of, and which does make us all feel good … doesn’t focus on the most important thing – student outcome assessment, how are our students actually doing on assessments of what they’ve learned.”

The state’s “middle-of-the-pack” ranking was from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as “America’s Report Card.” The United States’ middle ranking was from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

“So, what this tells us is that Maryland schools are a long, long way from performing at the level of ‘the best system,’ ” he said.

He went on to outline certain preliminary findings of the 25-person commission, including shortcomings of funding formulas for school systems in the state’s poorer jurisdictions, needed improvement for recruiting and keeping teachers, and more support for at-risk students.[/quote]
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