Worthless gun-school bills introduced in Maryland
One Maryland delegate wants to increase the number of weapons on school grounds by having educators eligible for concealed carry permits bring their weapons to school with them.
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Maryland rejects 9 teacher-evaluation plans
The Maryland State Department of Education rejected teacher-evaluation proposals from 9 of its 24 school systems earlier this month, saying the plans didn't give standardized test score data enough weight.
A new gun-school option considered at Washington HS
We consider the debate about training school officials as police officers and arming them on school property in order to increase safety for students at the school
Maryland’s high school graduation rate rises again
Maryland's high school graduation rate reached a new high for the 2012 cohort, but state officials are still not completely satisfied. The state's superintendent said the positive graduation rate news was a good first step, though, toward preparing students for college and career.
Maryland's Teacher of the Year named national finalist
Maryland's Teacher of the Year, Rhonda Holmes-Blankenship from Cecil County, has been selected as one of four finalists in the running for 2013 National Teacher of the Year.
Ed Week names Maryland #1 … again
Last month, Education Week named Maryland's public education system No. 1 in the country for the fifth consecutive year.
Oakland sets the tone at hearing on school closures
Testimony by representatives from Oakland, Calif., affords us the opportunity to explore violations of civil rights by America's school districts when they close schools in low-income communities of color.
Black communities seek to stop school closings
The first in an occasional series during African-American History Month about the struggle to keep neighborhood schools accessible in low-income communities of color throughout America.
Chicago schools discriminate, teacher union says
The bickering between Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union has now turned to federal court and accusations of threats against individual union leaders.
Md. may see armed officers in elementary schools
A bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly to provide armed school resource officers in elementary schools across the state, similar to current staffing at middle and high schools.