Historic Calif. town in ashes; high school still standing
A historic town in Calif. is in ashes due to the 3rd-largest wildfire in the state's modern history, but the high school, built in 1938,...
News & Issues
Delta variant surges as schools open
As schools open this fall, mask mandates and bans on mask mandates, as well as a push to get people vaccinated, dominate school news. [...]Read...
We congratulate the ‘Hybrid’ Class of 2021
We congratulate the 3 million or so seniors who graduate this spring amid a global pandemic and hope for a return to normal. [...]Read More......
Md. to administer tests in math, English
Students in Md. will still have to take standardized tests this spring in math and English language arts, following action of the state board. [...]Read...
Md. student board members keep voting roles
A bill that would have prohibited student members of Md.'s school boards from casting a deciding vote on any issue died in committee. [...]Read More......
Summer vacation, summer job, or summer school?
One plan for Covid relief is to send kids to summer school to "catch up" on any ground they lost academically during the pandemic. [...]Read...
New federal guidelines for safe in-person instruction
The CDC has issued new federal guidelines for the safe reopening of schools for in-person instruction during the pandemic. [...]Read More... from New federal guidelines...
Hogan insists Md. schools open for in-person learning
The governor is insisting on schools reopening for in-person instruction in the next 40 days, dismissing reasons they now rely on e-learning. [...]Read More... from...
Baltimore Co. parents rally to reopen schools
Some parents in Baltimore County, Md., joined a rally outside district offices Sat., to encourage the faster return to in-person instruction. [...]Read More... from Baltimore...
It’s National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day comes this year 3 days after a brave effort by dedicated officers called to the US Capitol. [...]Read More... from...