When high school graduation rates reached record highs in a Maryland county school district, Delegate Jay Walker, who is the chair of the Prince George’s County Delegation in the Maryland General Assembly, was excited. But amid claims by WTTG, the Fox O&O in Washington, that teachers and counselors were asked to change grades to boost […]
When high school graduation rates reached record highs in a Maryland county school district, Delegate Jay Walker, who is the chair of the Prince George’s County Delegation in the Maryland General Assembly, was excited.
But amid claims by WTTG, the Fox O&O in Washington, that teachers and counselors were asked to change grades to boost the graduation rate, he’s had trouble sleeping.
“At the end of the day, you want to get to the truth. If we don’t get to the bottom of it, I think we’re doing a disservice for everybody,” he said.
This week, following numerous investigative reports by WTTG reporter Lindsay Watts and photojournalist Van Applegate, who broke this story, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan called for the Maryland State Board of Education to conduct a “complete, thorough, and exhaustive investigation” into allegations of fraud and corruption in Prince George’s County Schools.
“I hope these findings are all false. Our Prince George’s County teachers work so hard. We work so hard for funding from the whole state of Maryland, to make sure Prince George’s County kids have a shot, and we just hope this is all false. But there’s a lot of smoke,” said Walker.
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