The Moore-Miller transition team gathered input from more than 5,000 Marylanders to identify the state’s biggest challenges, develop solutions and help set priorities, says Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, who chaired the transition team.
The community school model has grown exponentially in Maryland. But even some of the strongest supporters acknowledge that the rapid growth comes with some downsides.
A scholarship program for kindergarten to 12th-grade students is the target of selective outrage, Tony Campbell, a Towson University faculty member, says. Loss of Medicare Advantage plans is putting the health of Maryland seniors at risk, Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr., president and founder of Beloved Community Services, says. Promising and rewarding careers are available at facilities serving seniors, Allison Roenigk Ciborowski, president and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, says.
Councilman Zeke Cohen said $500,000 will be allocated to renovate and reopen the rec center at the park where Izaiah Carter was killed and provide additional resources.
What started as a health education bill could end up giving the Maryland schools superintendent broad power to withhold funding from school districts who don't follow curriculum guidance.
Maryland’s State School Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury has become an activist in his new role, pushing legislation in a way that prior superintendents haven’t.