Bootleggers, Baptists, and Howard’s school redistricting
By Mark Newgent The Howard County Public School System’s redistricting process has certainly engendered a great deal of angst and
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Maryland Reporter
Md. Inspector General for education: A junkyard dog that can’t bite
By Charlie Hayward For MarylandReporter.com “The Junkyard Dog” says the sign prominently displayed above the entrance to the U.S. Government
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Moving students in Howard County for ‘socioeconomic integration’ makes no sense
Students wait to board school buses. (By Len Lazarick) This is one of several articles MarylandReporter.com has published opposing the
Read moreMoving students around in Howard County is not enough to achieve equity
Photo by Audio-luci.it with Flickr Creative Commons License This column is running in the November issue of The Business Monthly serving Howard
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Rest in Power: Maryland mourns Rep. Elijah Cummings
Many Baltimore residents have their own stories about the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the civil rights advocate and towering
Read moreA third Bay Bridge is one too many, analysts say
Chesapeake Bay Bridge panorama by Peter Peretz with Flickr Creative Commons License The following column ran in the October issue
Read moreWhat Maryland students from low-income homes really need
A sign protesting Howard County school redistricting plan. Photo by Scott Ewart Here is one of the commentaries we have
Read moreHundreds of new Maryland laws took effect Oct. 1
Sunday sunrise at State House by Ray Hoffman By Capital News Service Staff Hundreds of Maryland laws go into effect
Read moreMoving students is no shortcut to educational equity
A sign at a protest by hundreds of the Howard County redistricting proposal. Photo by Scott Ewart By Shobhit Negi,
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Closed meeting on school funding was legal but politically stupid
Education Commission Chairman Brit Kirwan watches from the gallery as the Maryland Senate debates the first stages of education reform
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