Baltimore City schools have been underperforming for years, graduating children who are functionally illiterate, unable to pass state exams, or qualify to go to college. The system has failed them. Newt’s guest is Chris Papst, Sinclair’s Fox 45 ‘Project Baltimore’ Lead Investigative Reporter.
Guest: Chris Papst
Articles:
Baltimore City Schools: 62% of Middle Schoolers Have At Least One Failing Grade
Baltimore City Schools: 41% of High School Students Earn Below 1.0 GPA
In Baltimore, Failure Starts Early – Half of Elementary Students Fail At least One Course
State Delegate Calls for Firings as 41% of Baltimore High Schoolers Earn Below 1.0 GPA
Embattled Baltimore City School’s Enrollment Plunges 40 Percent Amid Ghost Student Scandal
Leaked Documents Show Baltimore High Schoolers Perform Math, Reading at Grade School Level
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