Parents and students are fighting to keep open an East Baltimore charter school that the district says isn't making the grade. Baltimore City Public Schools recommends closing Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys at the end of the year.

In a November report , the district said it should not renew the charter school.

The report says the school is "not effective" in academics and financial management. The charter school, founded by Five Smooth Stones Foundation, Inc. in 2015, enrolls more than 300 4th through 8th-graders.

The district says the school is lacking in both reading and math scores. The school says it provides additional tutoring and wrap-around services for its students.

It also says that many students are already behind, often reading years behind grade level, when th

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