Analysis Cites Prioritizing K-12 Education Funding As Leading Factor
ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Women’s Equality Day, Governor Larry Hogan announced that U.S. News and World Report has named Maryland as the number one state for gender equality. The first-ever analysis of its kind cites K-12 education as a leading factor in achieving the nation’s top ranking.
“Every child in Maryland deserves access to a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they happen to grow up in,” said Governor Hogan. “We are proud that Maryland leads the nation in expanding opportunities for women and girls. While there is always more work to do, it is especially gratifying that this study recognizes our commitment to closing the gender gap in the computer science and STEM fields, where we have made great strides. This is another example of how we are truly changing Maryland for the better.”
Education. According to the report, “Maryland took the top spot in the ranking’s education category, placing first among its peers for lower gender disparities in math and reading scores for eighth graders, and third among them for four-year public college graduation rates. Experts say Maryland, under the last two governors – a Democrat and a Republican – has prioritized K-12 education even as other states have scaled back funding.”
Governor Hogan has record-funded K-12 education each of his eight years in his office—totaling $55 billion—going above and beyond statutory K-12 mandates. The governor has also established the P-TECH program to improve career pathways for high school students, and the BOOST program to help students in need attend nonpublic schools. In addition to record K-12 investments, the governor has record-funded community colleges and HBCUs.
The report also emphasizes the state’s efforts to promote gender equality in STEM and computer science. In 2018, the governor enacted the ACCESS Act to help close the gender gap in computer science education, and partnered with Girls Who Code to hold the first-ever Governor’s Coding Challenge. Since the 2014-15 school year, the state has experienced a 776% increase in the number of women who took a high-quality computer science class in a Maryland public high school. To build on this trend, earlier this year, the governor announced funding to provide universal access to Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science in every Maryland high school.
Economy. According to U.S. Census data, Maryland ranks among the top five states for the share of women-owned firms. In 2021, CNBC named Maryland as the most improved state for business due to the state’s forward-thinking infrastructure policies, including universal broadband.
Representation. The report notes, “The Old Line State’s high scores in representation and power are due in part to the representation of women in managerial roles.” Governor Hogan’s appointments across state government have included a greater percentage of women than each of his three predecessors.
Overall, the Best States for Gender Equality rankings are calculated using 13 metrics from five categories: education; economy; health; family planning and care; and representation and power.
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Yes > MD is the Inmate State where they treat Prisoners Better than the Correctional Officers !!!!!
They are a Democrat controlled state , so that says it all , Favoring Blacks over Whites !!!!!
Best state to be an Inmate !!!! Like ECI Everything Corrupt Inside !!!!
no that’s funny! so the girls and boys are equally stooopid! Gotta love it!
How can you have gender equality when you’re not allowed to have genders? Men being women, women being men, humans being cats ….
This is another reason why md is so far up the progressive marxist luciferian agenda arse they can’t see nor smell how bad this really is!!
Thanks to Hogan pandering to the left and being the Rhino he is we are now the worst state in the country. In the year plus Joe Biden has been in office we have a failed FBI that are all Woke all the way, we killed thousands in Afghanistan of our own people and those that supported us. We have managed to separate the sexes and make a 3rd sex legal, children received no real education so far in his term. Told parents they have no say in their children’s lives. Killed millions with Covid because Joe made Fauci his best friend and made him a super star. No respect for the first responders, ended our lives where we were energy self sufficient. We are the laughing nation of the world for following Joe down the yellow brick road. The presidents son supplied all our secrets to our enemies just like Hillary did and made billions in the process. A presidents son who dated the widow of his brother immediately after Beau’s death. It sounds all like a soap opera but it’s all REAL SHAME ON US!!!!!!!