Despite 48% increase in the financing of public education in Maryland, the SAT results fall

Baltimore (WBFF) – Maryland spent billions more of her tax money for public education. But as Project Baltimore stated, some student results are worse despite enormous funding increases.

Eight years ago, eight years ago, Maryland spent tax money of $ 7.7 billion for K-12 training. By 2024, this number was increased at 11.4 billion US dollars – an increase of 48%.

But when the public school financing of Maryland has increased, a project examination from Baltimore found that an important academic metric has dropped and is now below the national average.

“Maryland keeps falling back,” remarked Corey Dangelis, an educational lawyer who promotes the election of the school and parental rights. “It doesn’t surprise me so much that the results with considerable financing increases do not get better.”

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In Maryland, tens of thousands of students complete the SAT – a college recording test that measures reading, writing and mathematics every year. And in Maryland, the number of students gets worse.

In 2017, the average satellite score of Maryland 1063, just above the national average from 1060. to 2022, the scores had risen to 1072. But in 2023 the scores fell. By 2024, Maryland’s average satellite score was 1000 – which is now below the national average of 1024.

In the Baltimore region, the average satellite results of each school system fell compared to 2017, with the exception of Howard County, which rose by 50 points. Anne Arundel County’s average satellite point number has decreased by more than 100 points. Baltimore County dropped by 59 points. The average SAT score from Baltimore City has dropped to 867 – by far the lowest in our region.

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“We need competition. We need families who stand in the driver’s seat,” said Dangelis.

Dangelis believes that the solution to improve the student results in Maryland is not to increase the financing. Rather, he said Fox45 News that the answer was to enable families to decide how the money is spent – instead of school bureaucrats.

“Families should be able to take the money that is intended for their children and go to a school that does a better job,” said Dangelis. “And that would give an incentive for public schools to improve their game.”

Project Baltimore sent the Maryland State Department of Education via e -Mail and asked: “What does the state do to increase the satellite results and how can taxpayers be sure that future financing increases will lead to improved student results?”

MSDE replied: “The SAT values ​​in Maryland agree with larger national trends. However, our proposed program for academic excellence will help to increase the services of the students through effective teaching coaching for teachers and to prioritize schools with a low or declining academic performance.”

“This is another story about inequality that is baked into the public school system in America, especially in places such as Baltimore and the rest of the Maryland, in which some families have more access to educational opportunities,” said Dangelis. “If we had the money, they follow the child, then more families could access better training, which would be a compensation.”

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