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Schools CEO Monica Goldson details efforts to recruit and retain educators to the school system.
A Democratic activist says she was surprised and disturbed by the tone of a Washington Post endorsement editorial.
At the most basic level, all students need to have computers and stable internet connections.
In the state’s second largest school district, we are struggling with a variety of staffing issues, including widespread vacancies, and a lack of prospective teachers.
With the extreme heat of summer upon us, Governor Hogan’s veto of an energy efficiency bill failed to put in place measures to protect Maryland’s most vulnerable citizens.
Ranked-choice voting incentivizes positive campaigns based on winning alliances between candidates and on becoming the second choice of voters favoring another candidate.
Maryland’s new congressional map hasn’t just redistributed voters to different districts, it has redistributed synagogues and other houses of worship.
Providers must prove they deserve payment for the services rendered during the pandemic. This shifts the burden from the entity that created the problem to the providers who have done their best to stay afloat.
EPA is urged to improve Maryland’s risk management plan, which governs more than 11,000 facilities around the state that store harmful chemicals.
An advocate who supports Maryland’s emerging paid family leave law cautions that more work is still needed to ensure strong protections for workers and businesses.