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School ratings move to middle More public schools inMaryland earned an average rating this year with fewer high fliers and low performers under a state accountability system that for the first time included science test scores and the results of school surveys of students and educators. The state rating system, introduced last year, gives schools one to five stars basedon a variety of criteria from student achievement on tests and attendance to whether students are offered a well- rounded curriculum. A third of all schools received three stars this year, up from about a quarter last year, according to an analysis by The Baltimore Sun.Both thenumberof top five star the number of failing one is, in this history of the state, the clearest accountability of schools that we have ever saidMaryland State Super- intendent of SchoolsKaren Salmon. In 2018, some 60 percent of schools received fouror five stars, but this earnedthe twohighest ratings.Ontheother end of the rating scale, far fewer schools twodozenof in the givenonlyonestar.Abouthalf thoseschools were inBaltimoreCity. Statewide, fewer earn four and five stars in 2019, Sun analysis shows By Liz Bowie See RATINGS, page 13 County-by-county ratings Number of schools rated at each level for each of the Baltimore six districts: No.

of stars Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore Co. Carroll Harford Howard Statewide 5 23 1 23 9 17 25 189 4 48 12 41 26 20 37 535 3 38 61 72 2 12 12 435 2 4 74 23 1 3 0 135 1 1 12 0 0 1 1 24 baltimoresun.com Price $2. Our 182nd year, No. 338 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 High48 Low37 FORECAST, SPORTS PG 12 INSIDE Bridge SPORTS 11 Comics TASTE 4 Horoscopes NEWS 11 Lottery NEWS 3 Obituaries NEWS 12 On TV TASTE 5 Opinion NEWS 14 Business NEWS 8 Classified SPORTS 6 WEATHER BaltimoreRavens.com/ProBowl VOTE FOR YOUR RAVENS LAMAR JACKSONQB JUSTIN TUCKERK RONNIE STANLEYT MARK ANDREWSTE PAT RICARDFB MARK INGRAMRB Marshal yandaG WASHINGTON In a sweeping im- peachment report, the House on Tuesday outlined evidence of miscon- by President Donald Trump toward Ukraine, findings thatwillnowunderscore a debate over whether the 45th president should be removed fromoffice. The 300-page report fromDemocrats on the House Intelligence Committee makes the case that Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain and, in the courseof their investigation, obstructed Congress by stonewalling the proceedings like no other president in history.

The report does not render a judgment on whether actions stemming fromaJuly25phonecallwithUkrainerise to the level of crimes and misde- warranting impeachment. That is forCongress to decide. Debate will begin Wednesday at a landmark hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. a very difficult decision ahead ofus saidChairmanAdamSchiff, in releasing the findings. kind of conduct by a president of the United States, putting his own personal political interest above the interest of the American people, is exactly why they prescribed a remedy as extraordinary as the remedy of In a statement, White House Press Secretary StephanieGrisham said, man Schiff and the Democrats utterly failed to produce any evidence of wrong- doing She said the report like the ramblings of a basement blogger straining toprovesomethingwhenthere isevidence Impeachment case laid out White House slams report alleging abuse of power, obstruction By LisaMascaro andMary Clare Jalonick Associated Press See TRUMP, page 9 More than two dozen Maryland corrections officers and staff were in- dicted on charges they used excessive force, intimidation, evidence tampering and other criminal measures to ensure their special tactical unit maintained of its operational within state-run jails, Baltimore AttorneyMarilynJ.Mosby saidTuesday.

The indictment of 25 members of the BaltimoreCentralRegionalTacticalUnit on 236 criminal counts including first-degree assault, participation in a criminal gang and misconduct in office pushes to more than 200 the number of corrections officers, inmates and civilian accomplices who have been criminally charged in prison corruption cases in the state in the past four years. Those indicted Tuesday include the tactical supervisor and about half its membership. The group is tasked with responding to incidents and main- taining order in state facilities. Mosby said the latest charges stemmed from an investigation state corrections officials launched last year, after and were relayed regarding abuses by the unit. the investigation revealed a series of seemingly isolated incidents dating back to 2016, further examination divulgedmultiple examples of excessive force utilized against detainees at differ- ent facilities, which ultimately led to the discovery of a criminal enterprise func- tioning within the tactical Mosby said.

Corrections officials then worked with prosecutors to build a case against the officers, many of whomwere placed See FORCE, page 9 25 jail officials hit with charges Intimidation, excessive force cited in indictments By Kevin Rector and Phil Davis With a new web video touting his experienceatCityHall andtheStateHouse, Del. Nick J.Mosby entered the race forCity Council president Tuesday, arguing best qualified to serve as No. 2 elected official. now, our city is moving in the wrong Mosby said in an inter- view with The Baltimore Sun. of the last threemayorshavebeen indicted.There are tremendous systemic issues that have constantly plagued the growth of our Mosby, 40, a former city councilman, electrical engineer and Baltimore Polytech- nic Institute graduate, is now the third elected official in the race.

Baltimore City CouncilwomanShannonSneedandCouncil- man Leon Pinkett already have announced their campaigns. All areDemocrats. saw therewas a void and Mosby said for why he decided to run. need someone with my skill set and my background to get in there and hit the ground running at a time when the city of Baltimore desperately needs With incumbent Council President Brandon Scott running formayor, the 2020 Democratic primary will be the first time sitting elected officials have faced off against each other for council president since Stephanie Rawlings-Blake won the seat in 2007. In video, entitled he touts his efforts in the legislature to See MOSBY, page 13 Mosby touts credentials upon entering council president race By Luke Broadwater now, our city is moving in the wrong Del.

Nick Mosby said Tuesday in entering the race for City Council president. KEVIN SUN President Donald Trump and France's President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during their meeting at Winfield House in London on Tuesday. NATO leaders gathered for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary, but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. SEE STORY, NEWS PG 4 LUDOVIC Uneasy partnership Md. State Superintendent Karen Salmon not renewing her contract.

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