Maryland Ranked Best Community College System
With Americans struggling financially due to significant inflation and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than
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Maryland will slow – not stop – its investment in schools
Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this week revising the state’s expensive education reform plan, making marginal cuts instead of the more dramatic rollbacks proposed earlier this year.
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Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future
Suitcases and large cardboard boxes rolled across the pavement outside the Department of Education’s offices this week as recently fired federal workers packed up their desks.
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At the Department of Education, protests – and warnings – over firings
The department closed its headquarters building in Washington as well as regional offices on Wednesday, but Newman sat on the stairs from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to protest her job loss.
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How one Maryland school district turned around student behavior with ‘restorative practices’
All schools in the county have since implemented restorative practices, with many ramping up their effort in the past two years. The recent ramp-up included dozens of professional development days in the summer of 2023 for faculty and staff, who then introduced “community-building circles” where students and teachers can discuss issues within each school.
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President Clueless is lying to you. Again and again
In a press conference Wednesday and I’m sure at other times as well, President Trump repeated his argument for shutting down the Department of Education. There are two things wrong with his explanation.
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Study: Maryland Is 2025’s 2nd Most Educated State
With BLS data showing a correlation between higher education levels, higher income and lower unemployment rates, the personal-finance website WalletHub
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Is Maryland’s ‘Blueprint’ the path to better schools? We asked school board candidates
A 10-year, $30 billion plan out of Annapolis, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future aims to dramatically improve the state’s public schools by boosting teacher salaries, expanding pre-kindergarten and rewriting the curriculum — and school board candidates say the state’s schools need that improvement.
Read moreTaking Note of a Few Things: Enough is Enough Already Edition
Jesus H Jones, we have gone poll crazy and there is more than just politics involved. As far as politics
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Will Maryland’s Blueprint for education work? An oversight board — and district officials — will be watching
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a transformative education law passed in 2021, aims to boost student performance and education quality throughout Maryland schools. It outlines these goals in five pillars: the expansion of prekindergarten, the hiring and retention of high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders, college and career readiness, additional resources, and accountability and governance.
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