Report finds that in 23 Baltimore public schools NONE of the children understand basic math

Twenty-three schools in Baltimore are failing their students, according to a new analysis, with no students from the institutions meeting the required level in math.

A mother whose son attends one of the institutions said Monday she was furious about the results, which she learned about on the news.

Davida Allen said she was angry that Baltimore Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises made a base salary of $333,125, which she increased to $444,875 with allowances, but students were still failing.

“I think when we look at our CEO and see how much money she’s making, we still see our students aren’t thriving, you’re starting to wonder where the funds are being allocated.”

The schools were identified by Project Baltimore, the research unit of fox news 45. His team analyzed data from the Maryland State Department of Education test results for 2022.

The only school on the list of 23 failed schools that was a language immersion charter school, Baltimore International Academy West (pictured)

They found that none of the 2,000 students were meeting the required math standard in 10 middle schools, eight elementary schools, three middle/high schools, and two elementary/middle schools.

‘Where do things go wrong? How is there not enough early intervention?’ Allen asked.

‘And when you see other counties thriving, why counties like Montgomery County, Howard County, those counties can thrive, but why does Baltimore City consistently fail year after year?’

Allen did not name his first grade son’s school, but said it was a language immersion charter school. There is only one such school on the list, Baltimore International Academy West.

At the school, 198 students from kindergarten to eighth grade are taught primarily in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, or French.

“One of my concerns has always been to question the model,” said Allen, who is a member of the parent-teacher liaison group.

‘Children learn in a different language. And what he had always said was key is that it is great that they are learning in another language. But they must also be fluent in English and learn everything in English.

“And I think some of the downsides of our son’s school is that they’re so focused on the language that they’re losing control in other areas, like math.”

Allen said parents need to hold ‘administrators’ accountable.

She added: ‘You have to be vocal. You have to be involved. You have to ask. You have to challenge.

Sonja Santelises, whose salary increased to $444,875 with allowances despite many students in her schools being underperforming.

Project Baltimore, Fox News investigative unit identified twenty-three failing schools 45

In August of last year, Baltimore City Schools committed to spending $21,000 per student thanks to a huge funding increase. Data from the 2020 US Census indicates that spending per pupil in Maryland as a whole was $15,489

School funding in Baltimore has been historically low, and while it recently received a large cash injection, the results are yet to be seen.

In August of last year, Baltimore City Schools committed to spending $21,000 per student thanks to a huge funding increase. The change, sparked by a bill passed two years earlier, made Baltimore the fourth most funded large school system in the country.

The three districts that spend more than Baltimore are New York City, Boston, and Washington DC. All three have significantly better scores on national tests and double the number of students proficient in reading compared to Baltimore, Fox Baltimore reported.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore delivered his first State of the State address last week and addressed the crisis facing Baltimore schools.

“We made the largest investment in public education by any governor in the history of our state,” he said. “We can no longer separate our vision of economic prosperity from the duty to make Maryland’s public schools the best in the nation.”

According to 2021 census data, Baltimore’s poverty rate was 20.3 percent.