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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 179 Print image (58K) |
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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 179 Print image (58K) |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1997. the Maryland State Education That Is Multicultural (ETM) Advisory Council was appointed by the State Superintendent with representatives from all local school districts, higher education, and MSDE. The report is an outgrowth of identified concerns at local and state levels about disparities in achievement in Maryland identified by analysis of disaggregated data on a range of student achievement indicators. The Council, chaired by Dr. Barbara Dezmon. prepared the minority student achievement report by authority of MSDE. The Minority Achievement in Maryland: the State of the State report provides information on the status of minority student achievement in Maryland. Recommendations to address these issues are also included in the report for future consideration by the State Board of Education, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), and local school systems. The report has been reviewed by state and national experts on minority student achievement. In addition, a panel of respondents, including state and local leaders, commented on the draft report at the September 1998 State Board meeting. Incorporating input from the above sources, the final report was prepared. The report discusses a range of achievement issues, including funding equity, school staffing, urban concerns, and poverty. It also includes background information about achievement gaps, specifically for African American and Hispanic students, the largest populations in Man-land for whom disaggregated data indicate significant disparities related to achievement. This report includes national, state, and local school system student achievement data disaggregated by race, jthniciry. and gender whenever possible. Among the indicators of student achievement included in the report are scores on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP). the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS/5), Maryland Functional Tests, and the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). Data on attendance, dropout rates, participation in higher education, and summaries of research findings related to minoritv achievement are also included. iv |