Virginia and Maryland are among the worst states in the country when it comes to racial equality in education, according to a new WalletHub study that comes as the effects of President Donald Trump’s education policies continue to take hold.

Virginia ranked 33rd, and Maryland ranked 34th out of all 50 states in racial equity across key education metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and degree attainment rates for Black and white students. The study revealed that school districts with mostly white students receive $23 billion more annually in funding than those mainly serving non-white populations.

Both states have large Black student populations and some of the nation’s wealthiest counties, but wide disparities remain, driven in part by property tax-based school funding an

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