Author: Richard Eskow

Baltimore’s Schools are Failing and the Budget is Crippled – Blame the Charter Schools?

On Wednesday, WBFF in Baltimore reported that five high schools and one middle school in the city had zero students that proved proficient in math and English on the state’s standardized tests. The news comes as Baltimore struggles to rectify a massive budget shortfall. The budget is set to be about $1.31 billion. Originally, the district needed to cut around $90 million to make ends meet. To do that, the school district feared that they would have to lay off approximately 1,000 workers. However, the city and state chipped in $60 million in emergency funds, meaning the cuts will...

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