Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Still a Financial Headache By Paul Katula • Sep 6, 2026 Maryland put out big ideas for improving student achievement 6 or 7 years ago in the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. Local control often gets in the way.
Students join debate over Guard deployment in DC By Paul Katula • Sep 3, 2025 A high school editorial warns that voices on the ground must be heard, or mistrust between residents and authorities will widen.
Post-Labor Day start order may be illegal By Paul Katula • Sep 19, 2016 Md. prides itself on being a local control-heavy state, but an executive order to start school after Labor Day has caused a fuss and may be illegal.