Maryland lawmakers are trying to strengthen the State Board of Education in preparation for the sweeping education reform plan that is poised to become…
Maryland students must take statewide standardized tests this spring that can take up more than seven hours. The Maryland State Board of Education voted…
A proposed emergency bill that would require Senate confirmation for the state superintendent of schools has raised the eyebrows of the State Board of…
Responding to parents frustrated by virtual learning, three Republican delegates said they are proposing legislation to offset some costs that Maryland families incur because…
Maryland’s public schools saw a 3% decline in enrollment during the first quarter this year, as exposure to the coronavirus continues to keep most…
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) and State Superintendent Karen B. Salmon urged local school systems to begin hybrid in-person learning by March 1….
The following letter was sent to Karen B. Salmon, state superintendent of schools; Robert Neall, Maryland Department of Health secretary; and Jilene Chan, Maryland…
Maryland Sen. Katie Fry Hester received this response to her letter, “MSDE, Do More to Support Local School Districts During Pandemic,” [Maryland Matters, Oct….
The following is an open letter to the Maryland State Board of Education Superintendent Karen B. Salmon, President Clarence C. Crawford and Vice President…
With Maryland at a COVID-19 positivity rate of below 5% and zero pandemic-related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours for the first time…