ANNAPOLIS – Drew Tull, a junior at Colonel Richardson High School in Caroline County came to Annapolis to see if he could really make a difference in his government

ANNAPOLIS- Most witnesses praised a bill to raise public school teacher salaries by 10 percent over two years at a legislative hearing Thursday, but a few critics slipped in

ANNAPOLIS – Special education students could stay in school longer under a measure debated in a Maryland House committee Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – In an attempt to alleviate the teacher shortage and improve summer school programs by attracting better instructors, state lawmakers introduced a bill to allow teachers to extend their contracts to a full year

ANNAPOLIS – At a time when Maryland is making progress in wiring classrooms, it still lags behind other states, studies show

ANNAPOLIS – Two state lawmakers from Calvert County – where a high school graduation last spring turned into a protest against a prayer ban – proposed a bill to allow student-led prayers at school-sponsored events

ANNAPOLIS – A new high school and improvements to other secondary schools were on the wish list for the Charles County lawmakers and school officials who stood together Wednesday to ask the Board of Public Works for funding

ANNAPOLIS – The prevailing theme at the Maryland Board of Public Works meeting Wednesday was growth: expanding schools, increasing populations, growing children

ANNAPOLIS – With substantial support from state legislators, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Edward, age 3, did a slow somersault on a brightly colored rug, decorated with numbers and letters, at the Head Start center in Annapolis