The board’s decision came after two meetings in which a parent was escorted out of the room after forcefully questioning the board and raising his voice.
Looking at Donald Trump’s new changes to H-1B visas, which now include a hefty $100,000 fee. Will Maryland colleges start hiring less foreign born faculty because of it?
Baltimore County Public Schools cut more than 400 positions last school year, with most coming from inside the schools. But the system has offered few specifics.
Howard County Schools Superintendent Bill Barnes released a widely anticipated redistricting plan that tackles overcrowding at one elementary school but stops short of addressing swelling enrollment at another.
Before Bill Barnes, Howard County’s schools superintendent, presents his redistricting proposal to the county Board of Education on Sept. 25, here’s a refresher on the redistricting process.
Montgomery County leaders celebrated a $10 million investment to expand Head Start services to children 3 and younger, as well as to provide financial support for community child-care providers.
Early Head Start provides free early learning for low-income kids starting as young as 6 weeks old. It’s a lifeline for some families in Howard County.
In the last two years, the state has cut the public university system‘s budget by $233 million. The sharp cuts have been exacerbated by the Trump administration’s reductions in federal grants, financial aid, program funding and support for international students, leading to the likelihood of further cost-saving actions.
To “return education to the states,” the U.S. Department of Education ended the national Blue Ribbon program. Maryland education leaders need to find a new way to honor their shining schools.
Members of the Anne Arundel County school board this week introduced new ideas for tackling overcrowding and under-enrollment across the district, saying they faced threats from the community as they developed the plans.