From: https://www.the74million.org/ Superintendent’s View: Ensuring a quick pivot to high-quality curriculum lasts over the long term. By Jeffrey A. Lawson  August 13, 2024 Nearly a decade ago, Cecil County Public Schools had some of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Maryland, and teachers used a variety of homegrown curriculum and curated resources to varying effect. Loud calls […]

By TAYLOR NICHOLS and ADRIANA NAVARRO Capital News Service Behind The Blueprint is a series from the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Northern High School had never had a career counselor. Not until Christian Wargo walked through its doors. In September, Wargo became the Calvert County high […]

By AYA HUSSEIN Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK – The results for the 2023 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) tests for grades 3 to 8 show that student proficiency in English Language Arts has surpassed the level it was at before the pandemic. Math scores have improved, but have yet to fully rebound from the […]