{"id":1819006,"date":"2023-01-22T07:50:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1819006"},"modified":"2023-01-22T07:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:51:37","slug":"baltimore-county-to-cut-gifted-and-talented-program-likely-in-name-of-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-county-to-cut-gifted-and-talented-program-likely-in-name-of-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore County to Cut Gifted and Talented Program, Likely in Name of Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimore-county-to-cut-gifted-and-talented-program-likely-in-name-of-equity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1819006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/01cd5e2c-1756-4835-807f-dd0a8aa2d264-1110x740-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>This month, there is a battle in Baltimore County School District. It should be another reason to pay attention to what your local school boards have been up to. They are currently working on the district\u2019s budget for fiscal year 2024 and parents have noticed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/education\/bs-md-gifted-talented-staffing-20230118-6ti7qrld7re7jdgkyassgnmf4q-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some significant cuts<\/a> The gifted and talented student program. While the budget proposal would not eliminate the program completely, it would remove three of the four teaching posts currently assigned to it. Parents pointed out that students who are accepted into the program increase their chances of getting in at top universities. One teacher simply isn&#8217;t enough to manage all the students. Others wonder why the program is being cut. (Baltimore Sun)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>At a public hearing for Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Darryl L. Williams\u2019 proposed budget, two of the seven speakers who came forth for comment voiced worry about the possible cuts in staffing for gifted and talented students.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"reader.external-link.num-0\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn5-ss3.sharpschool.com\/UserFiles\/Servers\/Server_9047649\/File\/Budget\/FY2024\/FY2024_Board_Proposed_Budget_web%20version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Williams\u2019 proposed fiscal year 2024 budget<\/a>\u00a0Details are being cut from three full-time resource instructors at the Office of Advanced Academics. They serve gifted and talented students. This would leave only one resource teacher, one coordinator, and one administrative assistant.<\/p>\n<p>The school system\u2019s budget for FY2023 allotted funds for four resource teachers, one coordinator and one administrative assistant, Baltimore County Schools spokesperson Gboyinde Onijala said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So what\u2019s really going on here? The budget proposal was made by the Public Schools Superintendent. He said that the budget would bring about a significant improvement in student achievement. \u201csavings\u201d For the school system. His report also mentions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/1932202X20937633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 2020 study<\/a> It is said that Hispanic and Black students are equally successful. \u201cunderrepresented\u201d In the program.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not as if the Baltimore County Public Schools have seen their budget decrease significantly. Baltimore County saw its budget increase only once, which is a difference from many urban school districts. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimorecityschools.org\/data#:~:text=In%20the%202021%2D22%20school,official%20enrollment%20of%2077%2C856%20students.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a net decrease of 49 students<\/a> From 2021 to 2022. Their tax revenue should be almost flat, which would not require such a drastic cut to the program&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<p>This is yet another example in the war on merit. What does it matter? \u201cequity\u201d Many of the cities we live in today have a vague desire to see a system that focuses on equality of outcomes rather than equality of opportunities. If some students, particularly those coming from politically favored demographic groups, aren\u2019t doing as well as others, you might expect the schools to work harder to bring everyone up to peak performance. Instead, they seem to want to drag the best performers down to an. \u201cequal\u201d Niveau of mediocrity<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, some parents were aware of this fact before the budget was approved and are trying to get it changed. Perhaps they will be able to force the district to at least keep the gifted and talented students program at its current levels, even if they can\u2019t afford to expand it. But if not, some of these parents may need to do what we\u2019ve seen happening in other school districts around the country. Parents and neighbors concerned about their children&#8217;s education have started running for school board positions and pushing for change. \u201cprogressive\u201d Members who value woke policies more than quality education.<\/p>\n<p>After they have finished adjusting the budget, parents might want to take a look at what curriculum is being used and which books are being given to their children. It&#8217;s possible that something has slipped through the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, there is a battle in Baltimore County School District. It should be another reason to pay attention to what your local school boards have been up to. They are currently working on the district\u2019s budget for fiscal year 2024 and parents have noticed some significant cuts The gifted and talented student program. 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