Gov. Wes Moore is proposing to rewrite major portions of Maryland’s landmark education law, cutting nearly one-fifth of the new funding the state promised schools by 2029.
Schools should be consulting with their lawyers first, protecting students’ privacy and keeping families in the loop, new guidance from the state education department says.
A mother filed a lawsuit claiming that Howard County school officials failed to provide her son with immediate medical care after he suffered cardiac arrest, leaving him quadriplegic.
Howard County senators are recommending three individuals to Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, which will likely have to confront questions about the tenure of its controversial president, Daria Willis.
With the savings, Moore wants to put a focus on literacy and math education — something that Carey Wright, state superintendent of schools, is known for.
The U.S. Department of Education and the Howard County Public School System have reached an agreement on how to resolve antisemitic harassment in the county schools.
The caucus already flagged one component of Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposal — unveiled the day before — that gives them pause: freezing the amount of money going to community schools that serve high-need neighborhoods.