ANNAPOLIS – Bill Trautman taught biology in Baltimore public schools for 17 years

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers agreed to study the charter school movement further this summer, after a bill to permit the schools statewide stagnated and died in a Maryland Senate committee during the last days of the legislative session

ANNAPOLIS – Seven years ago, a fire left Sahlah Lawson and her family homeless after their landlord deliberately set the place on fire to collect insurance payments

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to standardize graduation times for special education students is on its way to Gov

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates voted Tuesday to allow charter schools to form anywhere in the state, a move that could tap millions in federal funding for states that pass such legislation

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate, trying to preserve their right to make last-minute changes to legislation, agreed Tuesday to introduce two late bills to overturn a Court of Appeals decision

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a bill Friday to provide state grants for people returning to college for teacher certification, one of a series of proposals this session to help alleviate the teacher shortage

ANNAPOLIS – Several community groups and church representatives supported a bill to permit student-led prayers at school-sponsored events, while the American Civil Liberties Union told lawmakers it was contradictory and probably unconstitutional

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Friday unanimously approved a plan to standardize graduation times for special education students

ANNAPOLIS – A dozen Maryland high schools ranked among Newsweek magazine’s top public secondary schools in the country based on the size of their rigorous academic programs