School Board Voter Guide
FROM THE LOCAL NEWS NETWORK
Is Maryland’s ‘Blueprint’ the path to better schools? We asked school board candidates
This story is part of the Local News Network’s 2024 School Board Voter Guide. A 10-year, $30 billion plan out of Annapolis, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future aims to dramatically improve the state’s public schools by boosting teacher salaries, expanding…
On school safety, Maryland school board candidates push for officers, mental health services
This story is part of the Local News Network’s 2024 School Board Voter Guide. In Montgomery County, school board candidate Brenda M. Diaz worries that “knife-wielding vandals” have easy access to schools because the district removed the police officers that…
Should Maryland schools ban cellphones? Here’s what school board candidates say
This story is part of the Local News Network’s 2024 School Board Voter Guide. “FOCUS NOW! PHONES LATER,” blares the newest school cellphone policy out of Washington County. This “clear message” debuted on the county’s website in August, kicking off…
Support for book bans varies in Maryland school board races
This story is part of the Local News Network’s 2024 School Board Voter Guide. Colt Black is many things: a mortician, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a father, a husband and a candidate for the Frederick County Public School…
On gender identity in schools, Maryland school board candidates are divided
This story is part of the Local News Network’s 2024 School Board Voter Guide. The culture war erupting around the nation about transgender rights is being fought in Maryland’s school districts, too. School boards that set policy for those districts…
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