Baltimore Banner reporter Liz Bowie joins us for a roundup of news about schools. Why are so many kids chronically absent, and why is it getting worse? What’s up with a pay raise for Baltimore teachers? Will the head of City Schools renew her contract? 

Read her reporting:
Time is nearly up. Will Baltimore City schools keep CEO Sonja Santelises?
Baltimore teachers negotiate a 9% pay bump for early-career educators
Far more Maryland students are missing too much school

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