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Should Maryland schools ban cellphones? Here’s what school board candidates say
By Sasha Allen and Audrey Keefe “FOCUS NOW! PHONES LATER,” blares the newest school cellphone...
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Maryland’s education ‘Blueprint’ struggles to expand pre-K
As a group of 4-year-old boys worked to create a towering building block castle in their colorful Montgomery County Public Schools pre-K classroom, Head Start teacher Molly Scherf reminded them it is important to build a strong foundation.
Read MoreContracted Out: An unprecedented look at Maryland public school spending
Billions of local, state, and federal tax dollars go to funding Maryland’s public schools every year — and now, it will be easier for you to find out how your local school district spent that money.
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Baltimore County leads state in transparency of school expenses
The 2019 bill — HB355 — required all school boards to annually report the name of a payee receiving a payment, their zip code, and the amount of the payment for all contracts amounting to $25,000 or more.
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Many Maryland schools set to reopen Monday
Many of Maryland’s most populous districts are set to welcome some students back for in-person instruction Monday, marking the start of varying local plans in response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s push to reopen schools by March 1.
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Hogan: State to provide 1 million COVID-19 tests to schools, $1 billion to help get kids back in the classroom
In hopes of getting Maryland’s K-12 students safely back in their classrooms as soon as possible, the state will provide nearly 1 million COVID-19 tests to both public and private school systems-starting now and lasting through the end of June-Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday.
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Common Core generates bill to drop old tests in Md. public schools
Emergency legislation to stop Maryland from administering a federally mandated student assessment test was introduced Thursday in the House of Delegates with strong bipartisan sponsorship.
The Maryland Student Assessment test (MSA) is slated to be phased out after this year, when it will be administered once more this spring. But the test is considered outdated because it doesn’t test for what students are learning in classrooms this year under the state’s new Common Core education curriculum.
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