ANNAPOLIS – He successfully lobbied for schools to drop transcript fees, tried to remain out of the school board’s expense account mess and is pulling better than a 4
Smaller Shore Counties Scramble for Teachers Who Look Like Minority Students
ANNAPOLIS – Caroline County hired 25 new teachers last September, but just four of them were minorities, all black
Funding’s Failure Deals Death Blow To Education Reform Bills
ANNAPOLIS – A lack of money brought defeat for dozens of school-related bills in the Maryland General Assembly session that ended Monday, slowing down education reform in the state
Prince George’s County Lawmakers Count General Assembly Successful, Despite Lack of School Reform
ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County lawmakers Tuesday heralded the $573
Prince George’s Lawmakers Back More Oversight of Schools
ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County lawmakers Friday approved measures to make the county’s public schools more accountable to the county’s Management Oversight Panel, the group in charge of overseeing school system improvements
Principle Problems of Principals Include Overwork, Few Incentives
BALTIMORE – With the principal shortage in Maryland almost as acute as the teacher shortage, the State Board of Education adopted a report Tuesday that, if implemented, could retain more principals with added financial incentives and lighter workloads
Pre-Paid College Tuition Saves Parents Worry in Years to Come
ANNAPOLIS – The last thing on Dakota January Littlefeather Williams’ mind is college
Elementary School Students Lobby Senators for State Shrub
ANNAPOLIS – Sam Barth, a 9-year-old student from Takoma Park’s Piney Branch Elementary School, came to Annapolis Wednesday to ask senators to make the azalea the state shrub
Senate Subcommittee Cuts $3 Million From Private School Book Budget
ANNAPOLIS – A Senate Budget and Taxation subcommittee Friday voted to cut Gov
Critics: Requiring a Moment of Silence in Schools Promotes Prayer
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers should delay voting for a bill to require a daily moment of silence in public schools until the courts decide the constitutionality of a similar Virginia bill, said a civil rights lobbyist Tuesday