Maryland
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Maryland, at 43rd with an F, resists the tides of change. The Old Line State’s narrow scholarship access and tepid innovation continue to stifle families’ dreams of true educational freedom.
Despite a charter environment which primarily operates in Baltimore and is wildly successful, and while education is sorely in need of improvement in most of the state's 23 counties, the districts and the unions that control those counties wield enormous power...
Maryland has extensive CTE programs of study that allow students to earn college credit or industry-recognized credentialing. Online and digital education is mastery-based, but mastery and competency-based learning is not offered in traditional brick and...
Gov. Wes Moore’s fiscal year 2024 budget called for a 20% cut to the state’s $10 million Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) program, a scholarship for low income families to leave a struggling school and attend a provider of their...
The bi-partisan $10 million Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) program suffered a 20% cut at the hands of leadership this year. The small but impactful scholarship for low-income students to leave a struggling school and choose the...
States with bold, parent-driven policies—like Arizona, Florida, and West Virginia—continue to lead the nation by offering the widest range of school choice options, from ESAs to charters to microschools!
School and district report cards in Maryland are accessible on a dedicated website for report cards, hosted by the State Department of Education. Reports are written in a clear format, and have a summative rating of overall performance as well as a state...
One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.
"The Maryland Constitution does not contain a Blaine Amendment but Maryland courts have a long tradition of reading its Compelled Support Clause narrowly. In more recent decisions, the court has noted that even direct grants to private educational institutions...