The discourse around the Baltimore City Public School System naturally tends to focus on the district’s most acute challenges, such as absenteeism, with 67% of high schoolers chronically absent, or test scores, which show a large majority of students lack proficiency in math and English. Many of the city’s education policy proposals and reforms are, rightfully, shaped by these challenges.
It should be easier for these Baltimore students to get to school
July 11, 2024