Md. parents disappointed with start-time change
The change to H.S. start times in 1 Md. county from 7:17 to 8:30 AM can't come soon enough for leaders of key parent groups.
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5 of 11 biggest ed stories have national scope
Happy New Year! ESSA, #BlackLivesMatter, floods & tornadoes, concussions, charters, teachers' strikes, corruption: the big stories of 2015.
Md. revises action plan to protect wildlife
The Md. Dept. of Natural Resources is asking the public, including school groups, to weigh in on a proposed wildlife action plan.
Variation seen in testing time in Maryland schools
No action is indicated at the state level to impose regulations on schools or dictate the number of hours students should spend on tests.
Service learning hours lead to a Rubik’s Cube club
The world record for Rubik's Cube fell in Maryland last month, but for other speed cubers, it's done in the name of service and fun.
Stabbed in school, Baltimore teen dies
A teenager stabbed in a Baltimore City school has died as a result of his injuries. A suspect is in custody.
6th-grade Md. student beaten on school bus
Students who fight on the bus and cause substantial disruption are subject to strong disciplinary action, like this 6th grader in Prince George's County.
Teenagers shot Friday night in Md., IL
Young boys in Baltimore, Chicago, and Peoria were shot Friday overnight. One is dead, the other 2 injured, as violence continues in our neighborhoods.
Md. releases grade-3 thru -8 PARCC scores
Fewer than half of 3rd through 8th graders in Md. "passed" last year's exams from the PARCC consortium. Here's what that means.
Carroll Co. resident hopes board faces hard facts
We respond to a letter that says school board shouldn't push the panic button whenever it might be necessary to close a school.