Domestic violence legislation led the way Friday afternoon at a Maryland House Judiciary Committee hearing that also included measures on juvenile justice and cyber stalking laws.
Inaugural Maryland STEM Festival Announces Week-Long Launch Date
STEM education is about to get a lot more fun with the first ever statewide Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Festival that’s hoping to turn today’s students into tomorrow’s innovators.
UMBC’s Choice Program is Helping Teens Get on Track
Imhotep Simba and Abdul Brannum may have had a brush with the law, but now they’re turning their lives around thanks to UMBC’s Choice Program that gives troubled teens new opportunities.
Baltimore Native & NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Gives Kids a Tour of Outer Space
Native Baltimorean and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman returned to earth in November after six months aboard the international space station. He told the kids and visitors at the Maryland Science Center that he hopes they follow in his footsteps by obtaining a strong science background.
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Hears Bills on School Funding, Free College, Transportation Revenues
A roundup of bills heard Wednesday in the state legislature.
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Hears Bills on School Funding, Free College, Transportation Revenues
Maryland State Budget ‘Balanced on the Backs of Our Students’
State legislators and education heavy-hitters gathered at the Maryland State Education Association headquarters in Annapolis Tuesday, rallying for the reversal of Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposed $144 million cuts to public education funding.
Ports Officials Support New Funding for Property to Hold Material Dredged from Harbor
Motor Vehicles Administration supports “move over” law; Maryland Transportation Authority investigates electronic tolls
Franchot Visits Baltimore City School, Says He Will Advocate for Replacement Building
Comptroller Peter Franchot assured staff and students at Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights Elementary School and the city’s school board that he will push for the funding of a replacement school as he toured the building Friday morning.
Maryland Charter Schools Push for Independence; State Laws Keep Control With Local School Boards
Maryland’s public charter schools feel stifled under current state laws that keep them under the authorization and governance of local school boards, but the creation of separate charter school boards could cost taxpayers and students much more.
Protesters Pack House Judiciary Committee to Rally Against Police Brutality
Activists call for justice for victims of police violence, stronger civilian review process