MSDE releases first Maryland School Report Card since pandemic

BALTIMORE, MD—The 2022 Maryland School Report Card is being released on Thursday, March 9, 2023, providing information on schools throughout the State. Maryland schools receive ratings from a low of one star to a high of five stars. Schools earn stars based on the percentage of points earned on four indicators at the elementary and middle school levels: Academic Achievement, […]

BCPS graduation rate declines 1.7 percent for Class of 2022

TOWSON, MD—The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students for the 2021-2022 school year is 84.5 percent, according to data released March 9 by the Maryland State Department of Education. BCPS’ graduation rate is 1.8 percentage points below the state average of 86.3 percent and is a decrease of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year. “The […]

MSDE to award up to three $1 million grants to local education agencies to reduce special education overidentification of historically underserved students

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education has announced the launch of a new grant opportunity that will leverage American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Relief Funds (ESSER III) to reduce the overidentification of historically underserved students in special education programs. Through the Reducing Overidentification in Special Education (ROSE) program, local education agencies (LEAs) will invest in strategies that […]

MSDE: 4-year graduation rate remains high but falls slightly in 2022

BALTIMORE, MD—The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remained consistently high but fell slightly in 2022, according to data released on Tuesday by the Maryland State Department of Education. The four-year cohort graduation rate was 86.3% in 2022 which is only a small decrease compared to 87.2% in the prior school year. Students graduating […]

New artificial intelligence career and technical education program approved for Baltimore County Public Schools

TOWSON, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education has approved Baltimore County Public Schools’ plans to launch an artificial intelligence program in the 2023-2024 school year as one of its career and technical education (CTE) offerings. The program, officially titled Computer and Information Sciences Artificial Intelligence, will be offered at George Washington Carver Center for Arts & Technology, Sollers Point Technical […]

Maryland School for the Blind, MSDE to host the 13th annual Maryland Regional Braille Challenge

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland State Department of Education will host the 13th annual Maryland Regional Braille Challenge on Saturday, February 4, 2023 on the campus of MSB located at 3501 Taylor Avenue in Baltimore (21236). The event will be held in person this year after being held virtually for the past two years due […]

Maryland State Department of Education provides update to statewide spring 2022 MCAP results

BALTIMORE, MD—At Tuesday’s January Board meeting, the Maryland State Department of Education released an update to 2021-2022 school year English language arts (ELA) and mathematics assessment data, which detail student proficiency in the first administration of the new Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP). Following national assessment trends, statewide ELA results signal a return to pre-pandemic proficiency rates with improvements across […]

MSDE releases preliminary statewide spring 2022 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program assessment data

UPDATE: MSDE has issued an update to this report here. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—This week, the Maryland State Department of Education released preliminary statewide English Language Arts (ELA), and Mathematics 2021-2022 school year assessment results, the first year of the new Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) assessments. Preliminary statewide ELA results signify a return to pre-pandemic proficiency for […]