Maryland Scholars :: A project of the MBRT


		Did you know? The million-dollar decision A typical high school graduate will earn, over a lifetime, half as much as a college graduate ... $1.4 million versus $2.5 million. source: College Board

2010- Welcome from MBRT

Dear Fellow Marylanders,

We look forward to working with you this new school year in the important enterprise of preparing Maryland's students for productive, rewarding lives.

The exciting news is that the prospects for meaningful, gainful employment for well-prepared graduates in Maryland have never been better ... read on >

Our goal by 2011: Double the number of high school graduates who are college- and workforce- ready. Maryland Scholars graduates will increase by 100%.
baseline	current		our target
33% (25,000)	37% (29,500)	50% (37,500)	67% (50,000)
2008	2009	2010	2011

Maryland Scholars is conducted by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education in partnership
with Governor Martin O'Malley, State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick, and local superintendents.

updated: November 10, 2009

Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT)
5520 Research Park Drive, Suite 150 Baltimore, MD 21228
p 410.788.0333 f 410.788.0233 e mail@mbrt.org

The MBRT is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization
supported by our member organizations
and our project funders

Achievement Counts campaign
~   Speakers Bureau
~   Maryland Scholars
~   Teen Web (BeWhatIWantToBe.com)
~   Parents Count