Gazette.Net: Montgomery mirrors state for advanced classes for poor students: Maryland ranks among the lowest-performing states in terms of providing equal access to advanced courses to public school students, a trend mirrored in Montgomery County, according to a recent study.
The county also featured a slightly higher share of inexperienced teachers than the state average, and a much higher share of students in Gifted and Talented academic programs during regular school hours.
A June study by ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, showed that Maryland’s wealthier schools had signficantly better access to Advanced Placement, college-level courses, than schools with a higher share of students receiving free and reduced-price meals. Using statistics from the 2009-2010 school year, only Oklahoma and Kansas had a stronger correlation between wealth and AP access.
