Students test drive PARCC exams in Ocean City, Md.
A group of students from across Maryland met in Ocean City two weeks ago to take the new tests from PARCC.
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Grant-winning high schools will redesign for the future
President Obama announced winners of millions of federal grant dollars today: high schools that will help to prepare students for work in the 21st century.
Catholic schoolteacher charged with sexual abuse
A female science teacher in Baltimore has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor for allegedly have sex with one of her students.
Md. may delay VAM-based educator evaluations
HB 1167 in Maryland, which would delay any use of standardized test scores to evaluate teachers, heads to the governor's desk.
Text of shots fired at an IL school was a hoax
A hoax threat that shots had been fired at an IL jr/sr high school resulted in a 1-hour lockdown and a police response from several agencies.
Witness the destruction of public education in Philly
Public schools have deteriorated into a culture not of learning but of violence in Philadelphia. Is the budget to blame? Are parents?
Blue ribbons for Grace
Students at a high school in Howard County, Md., want to remember a classmate who committed suicide after repeated cyberbullying.
Md. Green School Award nominees announced
An elementary school in Montgomery Co. and a high school in Carroll Co. are nominees to the national Green Ribbon School award program.
Md. schools can apply for snow-day waivers
Schools in Maryland can apply for waivers of the 180-day school year requirement, which are needed due to the unusual snow that closed schools this year.
Bullying prevention throws a curve in Harford Co.
Two recent bullying incidents have led school officials to promise to take control of bullying. But are they sincere or just running from the spotlight?