One Republican member of the General Assembly is ready to kiss the “beg-a-thon” goodbye. Del. Patrick L. McDonough (R-Baltimore, Harford) was the only GOP…
Maryland lawmakers shrugged off dire warnings from Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan on Thursday, voting to override the Republican executive’s veto of a controversial school…

Anna, a fifth-grader at Emmorton Elementary School in Bel Air, starts each school day the same way. She designates whether she is a lunch-packer…
Anna, a fifth-grader at Emmorton Elementary School in Bel Air, starts each school day the same way. She designates whether she is a lunch-packer…
State leaders in Maryland signaled on Wednesday that they understand the strong sense of fear many students and parents have regarding school security, and that they…

A state commission has released preliminary recommendations on how to improve education in Maryland but won’t issue its final report — or its price…
A proposal to make community college tuition-free was hailed by educators as a potential game-changer for students from low- and middle-income families. “This can…
A proposal unveiled by General Assembly Democrats would give Maryland voters the opportunity to guarantee that state proceeds from casino gambling benefit public education. “Everywhere…
The chairman of the commission studying Maryland’s education policy and funding formulas told legislative fiscal committees Tuesday that despite being ranked among the best…
Bias crimes, both nationally and regionally, continue to grow exponentially. The police chiefs of Washington, D.C., Montgomery County and Fairfax County have all pointed…