Taking Note of a Few Things: The Going Back Home Edition
There has only been one place where I have lived that felt like home to me and oddly enough, I
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There has only been one place where I have lived that felt like home to me and oddly enough, I
Read more“Hopefully this lawsuit provides pressure for some action in terms of how to better create products that are geared to children,” said Maria Navarro, superintendent of Charles County Public Schools.
Read moreNow that college athletes are getting paid, I find it hilarious to read complaints about how it has destroyed college
Read moreFor more than a decade, educators, environmentalists, and dozens of policymakers have struggled to spur congressional action on Maryland Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes’s No Child Left Inside Act, which would allocate federal funding to environmental education initiatives.
Read moreSen. Ben Cardin and Rep. David Trone, both Maryland Democrats, have proposed legislation aimed at addressing educational inequities and eliminating academic achievement gaps.
Read moreAbout 30 years ago when Maryland gambling was largely confined to gaming nights to raise funds for first responders few could have predicted it would turn into a multi-billion dollar industry with six casinos and an aggressively expanding online sports betting market.
Read moreUndergraduate education is almost completely useless, though an argument can be made that the courses one takes in junior and senior year help. I’d still say that is what a master’s degree is for.
Read moreMaryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, echoed Sotomayor’s concerns, telling Capital News Service: “Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are struggling under the weight of student loan debt. And it’s not just holding them back, it’s also weighing down our economy.”
Read moreMaryland has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the United States, yet the number of murders and violent crimes committed with guns continues to grow every year, with the overwhelming majority of those committed with stolen guns. Astonishingly, the Maryland General Assembly has for years refused to make the theft of a firearm a felony. Again this year, the House Republican Caucus will offer the Gun Theft Felony Act (HB 750) and fight to close this absurd loophole in Maryland law.
Read moreThe state’s Blueprint Plan promises to expand free pre-K to all children in need in the next 10 years. Passed in 2021 and beginning in 2023, the plan promises to increase education funding by $3.8 billion each year for the next 10 years.
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