I recently heard a discouraging report about Baltimore schools: only 7% of 3rd through 8th graders can do grade-level math. Last year I read that at one high school, less than 2% of seniors were able to read at grade level.
This makes me sad. Surely Baltimore isn’t the only place like this.
Something’s broken. Very broken.
Lord, give us, as a nation, eyes to see the broken homes, broken communities, broken spirits, broken systems. Break our hearts, O God. Give us wisdom to know what to do and the will to follow through.
