Baltimore School With Zero Students Proficient In Math Has Highest Graduation Rate

Jon Education

Via StockBoardAsset.com,
Baltimore’s community is absolutely stunned after ‘Project Baltimore’, an investigative reporting initiative, which was launched in March 2017, by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. asked this question: How can a high school with zero students proficient in math, have one of the highest graduation rates in Baltimore City?
Project Baltimore is investigating Northwood Appold Community Academy II, or NACA II, after teachers ‘contacted us saying grades are being changed so students can graduate’. The school is located in East Baltimore City, Maryland where nearly 1/3 of African Americans have zero net wealth.
The identities of the teachers who contacted Project Baltimore have been masked because they fear retaliation. Per Project Baltimore:
NACA II is a Baltimore City high school that has its troubles. According to district data analyzed by Project Baltimore, attendance rates are down since 2013, while chronic absenteeism has nearly quadrupled and suspensions have more than doubled. Yet, the school reports an 87 percent graduation rate, the exact same as the state average.
’13… ’14… ’15… ’16
Attendance Rates: 95… 92… 91… 88 Chronic Absenteeism: 7… 21… 18… 27 Suspensions: 24… 38… 28… 53 Source: Baltimore City School Profiles

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Aug 11, 2017.