The most important issue of our day may not always make global news but lies closer to home than most people think – as close as their area school district, argues one educational analyst.
“There’s now a renewed appreciation of the patent failure of most schools to serve most students,” Jeanne Allen, founder of The Center for Education Reform, told the Fox News Baltimore affiliate.
Allen’s nonprofit works to expand educational opportunities, noting on its website how these “lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans, particularly our youth.”
Unfortunately, “despite billions of additional dollars going to public education, many key academic outcomes have worsened” over time, the news article noted – citing Maryland as a prime example.
“Over the last three years, according to state data, Maryland public education funding has increased by more than $2 billion – about 16%. But, in 2025, Maryland’s four-year high school graduation rate fell to 86.4%, its lowest level in three years. Also in 2025, the four-year high school dropout rate statewide increased to 9.9%, a 13-year high.”
