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[quote=Anonymous]I guess they must be posted somewhere now.

[quote]http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-parcc-scores-2018-story.html

Maryland scores on the annual math and English assessments inched up among elementary and middle school students this year, with an unusually strong increase in Baltimore City.

The increase in the pass rate for city students outpaced all other school systems in the region and was nearly double the state average. Under schools CEO Sonja Santelises, the city has had an intense focus on academic improvement, which appears to be paying off.

“The whole system is not where we want it to be, but it is hopeful and we are moving in the right direction,” said Santelises. “The pockets of promise are really expanding.” Schools that saw large increases in math or English — of 5 or more percentage points — are dotted across the city, from far east Baltimore to the far northwest corner of the city. “Some of our gems are in sections of the city where people might not expect it,” she said.

Still, the percentage of city students who passed the state test remained remarkably low, about 30 percentage points below high-performing schools systems such as Howard and Carroll counties, and Santelises cautioned that she is not “holding a parade” for the results.

Statewide student pass rates increased by about 1 percentage point in English and math in elementary and middle schools on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, a rigorous test instituted for the first time in 2015.

Despite that increase, more than half the students in the state did not pass either the math or English tests. Only 41.6 percent of students statewide passed the English test in grades three through eight, and only 34.1 percent passed in math.[/quote][/quote]

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