School opens virtually in most Md. districts By Paul Katula • Sep 9, 2020 School is now in session across all of Maryland, and it's mostly online, despite calls to keep trying to get in-person instruction.
Families plan to stay healthy during closures By Paul Katula • Mar 15, 2020 Although schools are doing what they can to keep students learning and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, that duty now shifts to parents.
Coronavirus closures & cancellations By Paul Katula • Mar 14, 2020 Many schools are closed and sports tournaments cancelled across America during what the president called a national emergency: coronavirus.
Howard Co. sounds an under-staffing alarm By Paul Katula • Jan 4, 2020 Teachers in a Md. district have filed a grievance over missing planning and lunch periods and, as a result, putting the most vulnerable students at risk.
MoCo doubles down on summer learning loss By Paul Katula • Oct 22, 2019 Research is at least equivocal about summer learning loss, but maybe there's something to a new plan in Montgomery County, Md.
Vaping in a Md. high school By Paul Katula • Oct 19, 2019 Clarksburg HS, like others in Montgomery County and across the nation, has a vaping problem among its students.
No Howard Co. juniors face required redistricting By Paul Katula • Oct 18, 2019 Howard Co., Md., faces not only overcrowding but wide gaps in terms of socioeconomic status of families at its diverse schools.
Busing woes in Md., acquisitions in IL By Paul Katula • Oct 5, 2019 The issue of busing children brings debate, protest, and some surprising innovations and star players to schools.
Md. takes post-Labor Day start to the House By Paul Katula • Feb 12, 2019 The Md. Assembly moved half-way to undoing an executive order that forces schools to start the school year after Labor Day.
Hall monitor injured in Baltimore school shooting By Paul Katula • Feb 9, 2019 A staffer was shot Friday at a Baltimore high school; no students were injured, but the school was locked down.