Schools reopening: Here’s how ...

Jul 16, 2020 by

Schools reopening: Here’s how Maryland jurisdictions are planning for the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic

As the beginning of the 2020 school year approaches, Maryland counties are announcing plans and guidelines for holding classes while...

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Maryland lawmakers give final ...

Mar 18, 2020 by

Maryland lawmakers give final OK to sweeping education bill as early adjournment looms

Maryland lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday night to a sweeping education reform bill designed to restore the state’s public...

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University of Maryland School ...

Dec 7, 2019 by

University of Maryland School of Medicine, partners launch autism centers for adults

The University of Maryland School of Medicine are opening two centers to treat adults with autism and other neurodevelopmental...

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Fall filled with high school p...

Nov 6, 2019 by

Fall filled with high school productions

The fall is ripe with high school drama productions across the county from old-school sci-fi to jaunty musicals. Manchester Valley...

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Kid entrepreneurs pitch handma...

Oct 13, 2019 by

Kid entrepreneurs pitch handmade products, homegrown business ideas at Baltimore fair

Child entrepreneurs pitch their original products, services and marketing plans to grown-up customers at busy Baltimore fair. Destin...

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Maryland education commission ...

Aug 22, 2019 by

Maryland education commission members say Governor Hogan’s criticism of plan is ‘unfair’

A commission studying how to improve Maryland’s public schools pressed back Thursday at Gov. Larry Hogan, who recently said the...

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Howard County high school seni...

Jun 24, 2019 by

Howard County high school seniors will participate in new apprenticeship program this fall

Howard County high school seniors will step outside their classrooms this September and become apprentices at local businesses,...

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Baltimore school system wants ...

Jan 13, 2019 by

Baltimore school system wants to involve fathers in students’ lives

Baltimore’s fathers are an untapped resource when it comes to educating children, say organizers of a Baltimore City Schools-led...

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Baltimore city schools host pa...

Dec 4, 2018 by

Baltimore city schools host panel discussion after viral videos of students assaulting teachers

Students walking through the doors of Baltimore City Public schools come as-is. So when some students carry trauma or lack the social...

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How are Baltimore schools prep...

Nov 26, 2018 by

How are Baltimore schools preparing for winter after last year’s heating disaster?

The viral photo showed elementary school students huddled together on the classroom floor, their fluffy coats zipped up and hoods...

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Maryland school district propo...

Nov 24, 2018 by

Maryland school district proposes allowing students to miss class for protests

Skipping school to attend a protest is likely to get much easier for high school students in suburban Maryland beginning as early as...

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Baltimore’s ‘squee...

Oct 16, 2018 by

Baltimore’s ‘squeegee kids’ became focus in 1980s. What’s different now?

The quandary facing Baltimore leaders over how to address the legions of “squeegee kids” at city intersections echoes the debate from...

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Anne Arundel’s drag comm...

Aug 19, 2018 by

Anne Arundel’s drag community looks to build visibility with events like Drag Queen Storytime

She walked amid a sea of small faces, all turned upward. A towering headdress of seashells, flowers and feathers held in place a long...

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Maryland Gov. Hogan will sign ...

May 5, 2018 by

Maryland Gov. Hogan will sign bill offering many community college students free tuition

Scott Dance – Gov. Larry Hogan will sign a bill next week offering a chance for a free community college education to thousands...

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Stepped-up police patrols for ...

Mar 29, 2018 by

Stepped-up police patrols for Howard schools drawing questions, concerns

Some Howard County Council members and the county’s NAACP chapter are expressing concern over the police department’s announcement...

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Rodricks: Dallas Dance and the...

Mar 11, 2018 by

Rodricks: Dallas Dance and the failure to learn

Nobody asked me, but the Dallas Dance matter brings to mind questions that bounce off my head every time a man who wears a suit gets...

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Maryland school security: Here...

Feb 28, 2018 by

Maryland school security: Here’s what we learned in visiting 18 schools

If a visitor goes to a public school in the Baltimore region, they’ll more often than not encounter a video-and-buzzer system to gain...

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Security fears cause absentee ...

Feb 26, 2018 by

Security fears cause absentee rate to soar at 3 Anne Arundel schools

Northeast High School opened ontime this morning, despite a post made to social media that threatened a shooting targeting black...

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Sorority works to increase num...

Oct 23, 2017 by

Sorority works to increase numbers of African Americans who can swim

  The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority and USA Swimming trying to get more African Americans in the pool Volunteer coaches guided them...

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Hogan-appointed state school b...

Oct 17, 2016 by

Hogan-appointed state school board member accuses governor of ‘very bad education policy’

Maryland school board member Chester Finn has sharply criticized Gov. Larry Hogan, less than 24 hours after the governor’s...

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