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K-8 school backers call for funding: Critics say older kids lack resources.
Byline: Sara Neufeld
Jan. 1--As the Baltimore school system expands many of its elementary schools to serve older children, parents and supporters on the City Council are charging that officials aren't providing the resources needed to educate young adolescents. The system, in the midst of a major consolidation process, is moving to close many of its traditional middle schools, while expanding several elementary schools to serve kindergarten through eighth grade. But a group of advocates, backed by City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, say the K-8 schools aren't getting the same staff, libraries, science labs and other basics as the regular middle schools. The City Council has scheduled a hearing for system officials to explain the disparity. School board Chairman Brian D. Morris questioned the need for the hearing, scheduled for Feb. 7 before the council's education committee. He said the board has publicly acknowledged that elementary schools adding sixth-grade classes last summer have received unequal funding, and it plans to…
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