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Baltimore City is trying to block charter schools fom getting the allocated funding. The state says that students who go to charter schools should get the amount of funding that other kids get. If you add up the school district’s costs and divide by the amount of students, that equals about $11,000. The city says that with put $13 million strain on the already strained budget.

Baltimore City schools: Stop trying to block the only thing that can help the city schools. You’ve already messed up the education system in the city, stop being so defensive and just accept your mismanagement.

Wired 13.04: La Vida Robot

A really cool mapping tool of baltimore using Pictometry. You can see a particular address or zoom around the map. You can also turn on aerial photography mode and see the top of a particular place.

The city government is using this tool to find out who has unlicensed roof decks.

This is pretty cool. It’s a concrete-lined fabric that when you add water and then inflate creates a 16 square meter shelter…as portable as a big tent but as strong as a building.

Wired News: Need a Building? Just Add Water