Worcester County
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Oct 22, 2026
Nicole HarrisGUEST
You know, that ad actually talks about having, you know, fair maps.
Nicole HarrisGUEST
Well, you know, I don't think that the people of Worcester and Wicomico should be grouped in with the citizens of Prince George's County.
Nicole HarrisGUEST
They have different needs.
Nicole HarrisGUEST
And if Question 3 passes...
Chip BertinoNARRATOR
From the heart of Worcester County on Maryland's coast, I'm Commissioner Chip Bertino, and you're plugged into the Conduit Street Podcast, the place to learn about the policies affecting local government in Maryland.
Kevin KinnallyHOST
[upbeat music] Hello and welcome to the Conduit Street Podcast.
Kevin KinnallyHOST
Kevin Canale here as always, joined by Michael Sanderson.
Sean CaseyHOST
And I think they identify it because it's the counties and/or jurisdictions with the least amount of resistance, and that's how they, uh...
Sean CaseyHOST
And so I looked it up, and what are those counties in the state of Maryland? They are Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Garrett County, Howard County, and Worcester County on the Eastern Shore.
Sean CaseyHOST
So those are your, uh, again, basically they're areas where, uh, Soros money is saying, "Let's, let's set up shop here.
Sean CaseyHOST
Let's relocate illegal aliens, refugees, and asylum seekers in these parts of Maryland." Now, again, this is nationwide.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
They're outperforming almost all public elementary schools in Maryland.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
At Pocomoke Elementary School, 80% of third graders were proficient in English language arts in the 2025-26 school year, the highest rate in Worcester County.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
In math, 86% were proficient, the second highest in the county.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
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Spotlight on Maryland's Brooke Conrad reports.
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Brooke ConradCORRESPONDENT
Worcester County is the wealthiest per pupil of any Maryland county due to millions of dollars in property taxes coming from this nine-mile strip of Ocean City.
Annette WallaceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay, so use your books.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
They're outperforming almost all public elementary schools in Maryland.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
At Pocomoke Elementary School, 80% of third graders were proficient in English language arts in the 2025-26 school year, the highest rate in Worcester County.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
In math, 86% were proficient, the second highest in the county, and those results stand out in a state where education leaders have repeatedly pointed to poverty as one of the greatest obstacles to student achievement And five new speed cameras will soon be activated near schools across Baltimore as part of the city's push to curb speeding and protect students.
Maggie HunterCORRESPONDENT
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation says these cameras are being installed through the automated traffic violation enforcement system to catch vehicles traveling at least 12 miles per hour over the posted limit in signed school zones.
C4HOST
We're gonna be joined by the president of the State Board of Education here in the state of Maryland, Dr. Joshua Michael, about student outcomes like this after the news at 8:00.
C4HOST
But Somerset and Worcester County, two Eastern Shore counties right next to each other, they receive about $24,000 per pupil expenditure when you combine state and local funding, okay? So they're just, you know, right behind Baltimore City.
C4HOST
Baltimore City's, like, at 25,000.
C4HOST
So they're in the top group of those jurisdictions spending money per pupil.
C4HOST
However, when you look at these two jurisdictions, and we'll get in some of the differences, they really have different outcomes.
C4HOST
Like for instance, in English, 70% of Worcester students are proficient when it comes to state standardized tests, compared to 34% in Somerset.
C4HOST
And then when it comes to math, 49%, w- once again, these two, 70 and 49, are above state averages.
C4HOST
49% in Worcester, only 12, 12% in Somerset County.
Mike HoltzGUEST
there, you know what I mean? A little extra than, you know, most
Mike HoltzGUEST
people would, you know? And Ocean City, Maryland, where I grew up, the county, Worcester County, I forget what the year, I think 2011, it was the number one county for marijuana arrests per capita by more than double the second, and the second county was the Bronx, right? Jesus.
Mike HoltzGUEST
So yeah,
Mike HoltzGUEST
it was terrible.