Reporter
William J. Ford has worked as a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years. Most recently, he spent seven years covering Prince George’s County, some Maryland politics and other local news in the D.C. area for the Washington Informer. While at the paper, Ford received reporting awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and was finalist for beat reporting in 2021 and a 2019 award winner for beat reporting from the D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Ford previously worked as a correspondent for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine and for nearly 10 years covering municipalities and other local news for The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
A proposed timeline estimates it could take five years to implement new college and career readiness standards — or make changes to them.
Town hall attendees want the Moore administration to improve education by prioritizing special needs children, cultural competency and more.
Former and current board members have accused board chair Juanita Miller of misconduct in office, and other infractions.
Other county executives had parties this week, but none was as packed or as fancy as Alsobrooks’ black-tie affair.
Prince George’s and Montgomery County councils pick their new leadership — not without controversy
New county exec pledges to work with municipal leaders and Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s administration, but vows to maintain county’s ‘guiding principles.’
The board received almost 445 written pieces of correspondence from students, parents, advocates and education officials.
A nearly 50-page document breaks downs cases by age, gender and race of officers involved in the incidents and those who died.
Juanita Miller has been accused of misconduct in office by former and current school board members.
Marylanders who want to comment on a massive education plan have one more day to do it.