Mayor Martin O'Malley rallied yesterday to the defense of city school board members who lowered the passing grade for key subjects taught in Baltimore's schools, but the move drew criticism from several City Council members and a spokesman for Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
During an appearance at an East Baltimore middle school, O'Malley said lowering the minimum passing grade from 70 to 60 changed the grading scale, but it did not lower standards. He said the school board acted properly by aligning the city school system with others around the state that use 60 as the minimum passing grade. "We do not want standards lowered," O'Malley said.
O'Malley dumbing down baltimore schools and want to be Governor. Not with my vote, Of course the Dummied down Baltimoreans and the dummied down Prince Georges County residents will love him.
Wow! That sorta makes me a C "+" student now? "A+" students are now A++?