In: Maryland, MCPS, MSDE Testing, Testing

September 10, 2024 Background and Data Data comes from the 2023-2024 state of Maryland MCAP data. We have extracted the MCPS proficiency and ranking for each category and there are some interesting patterns (see “Overall Findings” below). Ranking means where Montgomery County ranked in terms of counties. Number 1 isContinue Reading

In: BOE, House of Delegates, Maryland, MSDE, Senate

June 27, 2024 Before we get into the press release, you can see the proposed policy here and you can comment on the proposed policy here by Friday July 19th. BALTIMORE (June 27, 2024) – The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) seeks public comment on a Draft Literacy Policy that will guideContinue Reading

In: BOE, Demographics, ELA, English Learners, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Multilingual Learners, School, Testing

Posted 10/28/2022. See our other reports on MCPS test data here Executive Summary Data for English Language Arts (ELA) grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 were analyzed for 2019 and 2021, specifically: 2021 number of students tested, the number of proficient students, and the percent of proficient students by gradeContinue Reading

In: BOE, Enrollment, Government, Maryland, MCPS, School

Background Information Full report from Maryland Planning Department. The report tables are here. The 2021 version of this document is here. Historical Enrollment Data “Maryland’s 2021 public school enrollment of 853,307 is its lowest since 2015. Since 2000” – Public School Enrollment Projections 2022 -2031 Projections 2022 Projections 2021 ProjectionsContinue Reading