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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Harris
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Legislation - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Membership
FOR the purpose of requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate Delegation and the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City House Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation in the 2008 Session to provide for the election of certain members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and respectfully urging the Governor to support legislation altering existing Maryland State law to provide for more public input in the determination of local community representation on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.
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The results of a recently released study from Education Week showing that, in 2004, almost 2/3rds of Baltimore high school students failed to get diplomas, or 34.6%, on the heels of an analysis of 2003 graduation rates by that publication that showed that, in the year before, only 38.5% of high school students graduated 4 years after they began high school, is cause for grave concern.
Although Baltimore school officials dispute the results of both studies, it cannot be refuted that Baltimore graduation rates are dismal and among the lowest in the country - in 2006, it was reported that Baltimore's rate was the 2nd worst after those of De...
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