A gifted student was held back in Montgomery Co.
Why can't gifted and talented students learn at their level, rather than the level our paternalistic public school officials want to hold them at?
Maryland
Committee considers transgender-related changes
Carroll Co., Md., schools are looking into how they might better safeguard the rights of all students, including transgender ones.
Baltimore rapper tells teachers he’s not stupid
How many different kinds of intelligence are there? An infinite number, actually. So why don't we teach based on those?
Audit finds carelessness at Md. St. Dept. of Ed.
An audit of MSDE, mainly in child care, has found possible signs of wrongdoing in the department's lax enforcement style.
Fresh, local food for lots of Md. students
Farm-to-school programs are great for kids and for local growers. Md. leads the nation in some respects, the USDA says.
3rd grader killed by fleeing Jeep near school
A third grader at a Baltimore City school was struck by a stolen Jeep Liberty and killed this afternoon. The Jeep ran a red light and struck the girl in a crosswalk.
Md. to require test scores for H.S. graduation
Md. high school students will soon have to achieve a certain score on the PARCC tests (or a suitable substitute) in order to receive a high school diploma.
Commuter train problems in Chicago, Washington
A train-vs-pedestrian accident slowed Metra trains in Chicago's western suburbs, and a tunnel fire in D.C. will prompt a 1-day shutdown tonight.
Women learn self-defense at a Lutheran school
A small Lutheran school in Carroll Co., Md., brought in a self-defense expert to train women and girls how to survive an assault.
Students highlight magnet programs in Harford Co.
Magnet programs are like college majors, allowing students to focus on an area of interest and explore what a career in that field might be like.