Spotlight on Maryland(@SpotlightMDNews):Somerset County spends about $24,000 per student. Yet the district ranks last in Maryland for math proficiency and second to last for English. Parents are questioning the results. Students are speaking out. And the superintendent acknowledges serious challenges. Spotlight on Maryland reporter @conrad_brooke investigates. 📸: Steve Pierce/Spotlight on Maryland

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2026.10.17 21:35

Somerset County spends about $24,000 per student. Yet the district ranks last in Maryland for math proficiency and second to last for English. Parents are questioning the results. Students are speaking out. And the superintendent acknowledges serious challenges. Spotlight on Maryland reporter @conrad_brooke investigates. 📸: Steve Pierce/Spotlight on Maryland