To kick off the year-long countdown to its grand opening, the museum hosted a three-night event last month to celebrate the anniversaries of three major milestones in African American history.
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Elementary, middle school PARCC scores again fall short of readiness levels
Fewer than half of Maryland students passed the PARCC exam
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services screening initiatives across state reduce unnecessary detention
Models such as the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and the Detention Risk Assessment Instrument aim to eliminate biases — such as race or hometown — when kids are screened for entry to the system.
Commission, Congress Evaluate SNAP and Needs of Hungry Americans
Forty eight million.
That is how many people lived in hungry households in the United States in 2014, according to the Food Research and Action Center.
In order to combat this huge problem, the National Commission on Hunger recently recommended that Congress and the Obama administration create a cross-agency, coordinated national plan to end hunger.
FREE PRESS: Historic Annapolis celebrates Sons of Liberty Week
ANNAPOLIS — Re-enacters staged a Stamp Act protest march to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the controversial law and the founding of the Sons of Liberty.
Maryland’s Path to Prescription Pot
The state’s medical cannabis commission will soon pre-approve Maryland’s first legal growers and distributors of medical marijuana. Track the evolution of medical marijuana policy in Maryland with this timeline.
Undocumented violence: one immigrant’s story
Domestic abuse is a silent crime in the state of Maryland, particularly among undocumented Hispanic immigrants. One woman such woman tells us her story.
Late Maryland Congressman Honored by the University of Maryland
The late Maryland 7th District Congressman, Parren Mitchell, was honored with the re-naming of the Art-Sociology building at the University of Maryland.
Republican Presidential Candidates Seek Support from Jewish Voters
Republican presidential candidates work hard to win the Jewish vote.
Seven Things We Learned From Barbara Mikulski’s Email Exchanges With Hillary Clinton
She called Hillary Clinton ‘fit n sparkly.’