The majority of this student's high school years were with Catherine Pugh as the mayor of Baltimore[1]. She was eventually convicted of abusing her power as Mayor and being bribed for $500K from the University of Maryland Medical System. The bribe was indirectly done by having the University purchase 100,000 copies of her self-published book to donate it to the Baltimore school system in exchange for her approving contracts for the University (including $4M for the CEO).
Baltimore, like Philadelphia, Chicago, and a number of other large cities, has had the same political machine in power for the past 50+ years. It's a system where corrupt politicians compete and only the most corrupt gets to the top to seize power.
It's no wonder the school children aren't learning anything. Their parents keep electing the same failures who never change anything.
Yep, sounds like Illinois. There is currently a shift in power in Illinois after Michael Madigan's resignation [1]. We will see if "The Machine" is going to fall apart now or get injected with fresh blood.
If you punish the schools that will lead to closures and overcrowding. If you punish parents, that leads to CPS involvement and increased homelessness.
Blue No Matter Who. Its why Andrew Cuomo would be re-elected tomorrow, as would Gavin Newsom. Indeed, if I were Andrew Cuomo, I would schedule an election ASAP - there's nothing like a vote mandate to erase any doubt.
Baltimore, like Philadelphia, Chicago, and a number of other large cities, has had the same political machine in power for the past 50+ years. It's a system where corrupt politicians compete and only the most corrupt gets to the top to seize power.
It's no wonder the school children aren't learning anything. Their parents keep electing the same failures who never change anything.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Pugh#Resignation_and...