Pressed by demand, two Baltimore charter schools petition school board for approval to expand

Pressed by demand, two Baltimore charter schools petition school board for approval to expand

The highly sought-after school in Southeast Baltimore is asking the district’s Board of School Commissioners to allow it to open a second location so it can serve more students. Leaders say a replication of Patterson Park Public is uniquely situated to serve kids from immigrant families, a demographic that’s rapidly growing despite an overall decline in Baltimore’s public school enrollment.