Md. Public Schools Ranked as Nation's 3r

[red_explorer]

January 9, 2008 - 12:37pm

BALTIMORE - The newspaper Education Week has ranked Maryland's public schools as the third-best system in the nation, trailing only Massachusetts and New York.

Those three states were the only systems to earn an overall grade of "B" in Education Week's annual survey.

Maryland was singled out particularly for students' performance on Advanced Placement exams, which the report ranked as the nation's best.

The State Department of Education notes that Massachusetts and New York, like Maryland, have long-serving state superintendents. Maryland Superintendent Nancy Grasmick has served since 1991 and was appointed last month to a new four-year term. Gov. Martin O'Malley has said he would like to see her replaced.

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BALTIMORE - The newspaper Education Week has ranked Maryland's public schools as the third-best system in the nation, trailing only Massachusetts and New York.

Those three states were the only systems to earn an overall grade of "B" in Education Week's annual survey.

Maryland was singled out particularly for students' performance on Advanced Placement exams, which the report ranked as the nation's best.

The State Department of Education notes that Massachusetts and New York, like Maryland, have long-serving state superintendents. Maryland Superintendent Nancy Grasmick has served since 1991 and was appointed last month to a new four-year term. Gov. Martin O'Malley has said he would like to see her replaced.

 

[Plan B]

Well deserved, and no surprise!

 

[Sweet 16]

Gov. Martin O'Malley has said he would like to see her replaced.

Go figure. This guy is hell-bent on derailing and destroying anything good coming out of MD.

 

[Chainsaw Slayer]

Well deserved, and no surprise!

you should go check out the Baltimore City schools. I don't see how schools could get much worse than that.

 

[red_explorer]

More good news for St. Mary's Co. School

More good news for St. Mary's Co. Schools right from somd.com
BALTIMORE - The newspaper Education Week has ranked Maryland's public schools as the third-best system in the nation, trailing only Massachusetts and New York.

Those three states were the only systems to earn an overall grade of "B" in Education Week's annual survey.

Maryland was singled out particularly for students' performance on Advanced Placement exams, which the report ranked as the nation's best.

The State Department of Education notes that Massachusetts and New York, like Maryland, have long-serving state superintendents. Maryland Superintendent Nancy Grasmick has served since 1991 and was appointed last month to a new four-year term. Gov. Martin O'Malley has said he would like to see her replaced.[/QUOTE]

LEONARDTOWN, Md. (Jan. 9, 2008) - In a recent Newsweek article, St. Mary's County Public Schools' three high schools ranked in the top 4% of the 27,000 public high schools nationwide. The results for 2007 place Leonardtown High School in the top 1.26 percent of all high schools nationwide, Great Mills High School in the top 2.25 percent, and Chopticon High School in the top 3.67 percent.

In the Newsweek article, writer Jay Mathews, of The Washington Post, ranks public high schools based on the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors. The result is Mathews' list of the top 5 percent or 1,300 Top High Schools in the country.



Newsweek is owned by the Washington Post Company. Benjamin C. Bradlee, vice president of The Washington Post, maintains a residence in St. Mary's County. Bradlee is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) in St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County.

 

[Dymphna]

Go figure. This guy is hell-bent on derailing and destroying anything good coming out of MD.

He's pissed because the State took over management of the Baltimore schools during his tenure as mayor. As soon as he got elected, he asked for her resignation, even before getting sworn in. But he has no control over her job, she's appointed by the State Board of Education for 4 year terms and although the state board is appointed by the Governor, they have staggered terms and he couldn't get enough of his own people on the board to keep her contract from being renewed.

 

[Plan B]

esterday Grasmick was among allies

you should go check out the Baltimore City schools. I don't see how schools could get much worse than that.

Ah, Charm City!
Yep, it is the crux:
...The Republicans also heard from long-serving State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick, whose future could be decided during the session.

Over the objections of O'Malley, Miller and Busch, the State Board of Education -- a majority of whose members were appointed by former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) -- awarded Grasmick another four-year contract last month. Lawmakers are looking to alter the appointment process to effectively reverse the board's decision.

During O'Malley's tenure as Baltimore mayor, Grasmick sparred repeatedly with him over city schools.

But yesterday Grasmick was among allies and used the opportunity to praise the state's success with early childhood programs and high student scores on standardized tests.

In a preview of the likely partisan debate over her future, she was asked by Sen. Senate Minority Whip Allan H. Kittleman (R-Howard) about possible effects of a move by Democrats to oust her.

Grasmick said Maryland has a long history of "insulating schools from partisan politics."

Afterward she told reporters: "It's not about me. I've gotten e-mails from people all over the state who are concerned about politics entering the running of the education system."

 

[greyhound]

Red...Could you please post a link.