BALTIMORE \u2013 Maryland\u2019s public schools continue to rank among the nation\u2019s highest rated school systems, according to an independent national report released today.<\/p>\n
Education Week, a national education newspaper, ranks Maryland fifth among 50 states and the District of Columbia in its latest \u201cQuality Counts\u201d report. Maryland received a \u201cB\u201d grade for the third straight year, and while its ranking fell slightly from fourth place in 2016, its composite score improved (from 82.7 to 82.8 points).<\/p>\n
Massachusetts held on to the top spot in the rankings, also with a B (86.5 composite score, down slightly from last year), followed by New Jersey, Vermont and New Hampshire. Other states receiving B grades were Connecticut and Wyoming.<\/p>\n
The national average on the report was a C, with a 71.0 composite score.<\/p>\n
Now in its 21st year, the Quality Counts report ranks states in a variety of indicators in three broad categories: Chance for Success Index, K-12 Achievement Index, and School Finance. Education Week has regularly altered its rubric, and cut two broad categories in 2015 (Transitions and Alignment, focusing on State policies; and the Teaching Profession, focusing on teacher training, tenure, and other policies). As a result of that change, Maryland dropped from the top spot in the rankings — a position it had held from 2009 to 2013.<\/p>\n
Maryland remains a consistent top performer in Education Week\u2019s annual study. The State is one of a handful of high-performing states to rank in the top 10 in all three general categories that comprise the Quality Counts formula. Maryland ranks 9th in Chance for Success with a B; fifth in school finance with a B+, and fifth in K-12 Achievement with a C+. <\/p>\n
For more information, see the Education Week website, www.edweek.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
National Publication Ranks Maryland\u2019s System Fifth Overall
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