Posted on 04/30/2015 9:25:43 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
Among the 100 largest public school systems, Maryland boasts more districts than any other state that ranks among those that had the highest per-pupil spending rates in fiscal 2012, according to new school finance data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Howard County, Prince George's County, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County all posted more than $12,000 in per-pupil spending in 2012. Of those six systems, Baltimore City spent the most at $15,287 and was only outranked overall by the New York City district ($20,226) and the Boston Public Schools ($19,720). In Maryland, Montgomery ($14,873) and Howard counties ($14,747) followed in fourth and fifth places overall, according to the Census' annual publication of school finance information.
At the state level, those in the Northeast were among the highest per-pupil spenders—New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and Connecticut were all in the top five, along with Alaska. Of the 20 states with the lowest per-pupil spending levels, 18 were either in the South or the West. Utah ranked dead last at $6,206 per pupil, with Idaho barely above that level at $6,659.
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http://marylandpublicschools.org/press/01_28_2014.html
Public schools are like zombies that can stumble along for decades eating young brains.
Charter schools can be a mixed bag but at least their funding tends to be tied to their results.
You can lead a horse to water....
That’s $1.2 BILLION+ per year
The vast some spent over the years when weighed against black results proves that “one cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear.”
“Some” should be “sums.”
And the Socialist Democrats want to dump even more money into the hole called Baltimore.
Proof that you can spend as much as you want and it won’t make a bit a difference to anything other than liberal campaign coffers.
Exactly.
The numbers depend on the source, but Balmer’s graduation rate ranges from 60-70%
I sent one child to Maryland Public schools in Montgomery County from fourth grade onward. As a state Maryland is usually ranked in first or second place...even with poorly performing districts such as Baltimore City and PG county.
I found the curriculum challenging and the teaching staff terrific. My daughter ended up sitting for 10 AP exams, and received two years of college credit for her efforts.
The most difficult aspect of education today, is the position teachers are put in... the states want them to act as first line social workers in addition to their teaching.
Whoop-de-doo! You can spend a gazzilion bucks on each kid and you still end up with a $gazzilion pile of shit.
FMCDH(BITS)
If the voters would approve spending more on education in Baltimore City schools, then Baltimore wouldn't have these problems with unemployment and with riots. Or something.
Well, teachers are often forced to pass students who should be failed. So I take the graduation rates with a grain of salt.
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