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Behind the Blueprint: Somerset County

State Funding Per Pupil The state’s per-pupil funding for Somerset County Public Schools increased 36.1% between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2024. That’s the 12th largest increase among all 24 Maryland public school districts. Per-pupil funding is based on a formula…

Behind the Blueprint: Baltimore City

State Funding Per Pupil The state’s per-pupil funding for Baltimore City Public Schools increased 34.6% between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2024. That’s the tenth smallest increase among all 24 Maryland public school districts. Per-pupil funding is based on a formula…

Behind the Blueprint: Calvert County

State Funding Per Pupil The state’s per-pupil funding for Calvert County Public Schools increased 38.9% between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2024 That’s the sixth-largest increase among all 24 Maryland public school districts. Per-pupil funding is based on a formula that…

School principals prepare to implement the Blueprint For Maryland’s Future

As Maryland rolls out the 2021 landmark education reform law called the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, many school administrators are unsure what the plan means for their schools.

School principals prepare for the Blueprint For Maryland’s Future

OCEAN CITY, Md. – As Maryland rolls out the 2021 landmark education reform law called the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, many school administrators are unsure what the plan means for their schools.  At the annual School Leaders Conference held Nov.…

Distractions in the classroom: School districts sue social media giants over mental health crisis

Charles County joined nine other Maryland school districts in a lawsuit against social media giants.

Contracted out: How Maryland school districts do business

Maryland’s school districts are required by law to tell the state how they spend their money — and the Local News Network at the University of Maryland took a close look at that data. The records include every business or individual contractor that got $25,000 or more from a school district in a single fiscal year.