No recent topic has created more conversation or been more divisive than the introduction of gender identity into the Kindergarten through third grade curriculums of the FCPS.

Mostly misunderstood but nevertheless controversial, Critical Race Theory, or CRT, has been the subject of a number of debates in Maryland everywhere from the Maryland governor’s race to the local schools.

The academic proficiency rates for the state of Maryland for the school year ending 2021 were obtained by the Transparency in Education Program from the Maryland State Department of Education and they do not look good for Maryland and more specifically for Frederick County.