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Funding has increased, but academic outcomes have gotten worse. Local reporter Chris Papst looks at where the money has gone.

Amanda Peterson

Oct 20, 2026

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Baltimore City Public Schools runs on a nearly $2 billion budget, one of the highest per-pupil spending levels of any large U.S. district. So why has the graduation rate barely moved since 2017?

Lyndsay Keith talks with Chris Papst, lead investigative reporter for FOX45’s Project Baltimore, who has spent nearly a decade covering public education in Maryl…

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