If you're facing relocation to the Washington, D.C. area... If you're a current Maryland homeowner contemplating another home purchase...
Choosing where to live may seem overwhelming in such a vast area! The first step is probably to choose between living in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. - and that choice may be easier for you after reading Education Weekly's 12th Annual Quality Counts report.
MARYLAND SCHOOLS ARE RANKED #3 IN THE NATION!
Only three states earned a "B" in this report: Maryland, Massachusetts and New York. Under the leadership of Maryland's State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick, Maryland has climbed from 25th in 2006 to 3rd in 2008. The District of Columbia is on the opposite end of the chart, ranking last with a D-, while Virginia is ranked #5 with a B-.
This is how the three local state school systems compared:
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MD |
VA |
DC |
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Chance for Success |
88.2 |
85.9 |
76.4 |
|
K-12 |
82.5 |
76.2 |
57.7 |
|
Assessments/Accountability |
83.9 |
93.3 |
76.6 |
|
Transitions/Alignment |
89.3 |
78.6 |
67.9 |
|
Teaching Profession |
89.3 |
82 |
62 |
|
Finance |
72 |
77.7 |
N/A |
|
CUMULATIVE GRADE: |
83.5 |
82.3 |
68.1 |
Quality Counts grades schools on their performance outcomes as well as their policy efforts. They're looking at states' efforts to align policies across the various levels of education from K-12 study and training. This year, they also considered a new set of indicators that evaluates state efforts to attract, develop, and deploy talent in education, including both teachers and school principals.
"What about LOCAL schools?", you might ask. Well, check out these two reports I prepared a few months ago on Crofton schools: Report Card for Crofton Middle & High Schools and Crofton Schools Report Card. As I mentioned before, Crofton teachers deserve a lot of the credit for excellent schools in the Crofton area.
Relocation to a new area is never easy, but this report provides some excellent motivation for choosing Maryland over Virginia and D.C. May I suggest that you focus on the Crofton area in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?
You can view the entire report for Maryland schools in PDF format.
NOTE: Maryland Outshines Virginia and D.C on School Report published 2/10/2008.
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Margaret....Good Schools are an important part of a family choice in where to live! This is some great information for all those people in your area! You get an A++!!!
Hello Margaret, For families that would have a choice, from all that I have seen and herad about Maryland, it would certainly seem like the better choice.
Margaret, another tremendous report you have found for your area. Definitely should help with the relocation packages.
#3 in the Nation is incredible! And what a bonus that you have provided this great information for your buyers - all in one place! Yay!
Hi Margaret,
Great statistics, yet another excellent tool for your marketing package.
Hi Margaret this is something to crow about...when schools are under funded excelling in education is great. Nice post Margaret.
Margaret - excellent information about schools, and that is such an important consideration for anyone purchasing a home.