January 11th, 2013 by WCBC Radio
Education Week is out with its annual rankings of public schools. And Maryland is once again at the head of its class. Maryland gets a B plus with a score rated at 87.5. No state received an A. The next highest was Massachusetts with a B and 84.1. Those numbers were based on evaluations in several areas: chance for success, K to 12 achievement, standards assessments, and accountability, teaching profession, finance, and transitions and alignments. Maryland's highest score was an A in transitions and alignments, covering, in part, early childhood education, which had a perfect 100. The lowest score was teaching profession, B, 83.7. Maryland Superintendent of Schools Dr Lillian Lowery…