From CCPS OCEAN CITY, MD (November 8, 2024) – It was announced Thursday evening that Cecil County Public Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Jeffrey Lawson, has been selected as the Maryland Superintendent of the Year. The Superintendent of the Year is chosen annually by a panel of other Maryland superintendents following an extensive application process; the winner […]
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From: Maryland Matters Party will invest thousands of dollars in first-ever intervention in nonpartisan board elections By: William J. Ford – October 17, 2024 10:39 pm The Maryland Democratic Party will spend “tens of thousands of dollars” targeting at least 18 school board candidates that it says are looking to bring a “hateful” and “right-wing agenda” to schools. […]
Read More...From: Capitol News Service, Local News Network By Marwa Barakat and Colin McNamara Oct 21, 2024 A 10-year, $30 billion plan out of Annapolis, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future aims to dramatically improve the state’s public schools by boosting teacher salaries, expanding pre-kindergarten and rewriting the curriculum — and school board candidates say the state’s […]
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From: Maryland Matters, https://marylandmatters.org/ Large projects and those at the county level will be deferred to deal with $1.3 billion gap By: Bryan P. Sears – September 3, 2024 8:43 pm Transportation projects around the state will be put on hold as officials grapple with ongoing budget constraints and a growing list of expensive projects. A combination of […]
Read More...By: Cecil County Government August 20, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cecil County Executive Danielle Hornberger Introduces Plan to Accelerate Completion of New North East Middle and High School Complex Elkton, Maryland — Today, County Executive Danielle Hornberger unveiled a comprehensive plan to accelerate the completion of the new North East Middle and High School complex, […]
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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 […]
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by Josh Kurtz, Maryland Matters July 17, 2024 MILWAUKEE — I’m standing across the street from the apartment where I lived, back in 1983, in this city’s River West neighborhood. The street looks substantially the same, though I’m sorry to discover that Harry’s Chapel, the tavern that used to be two doors down, where a 12-ounce glass […]
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by Josh Kurtz, Maryland Matters July 22, 2024 MILWAUKEE — The Republican presidential ticket is two men, Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. But women played prominent roles throughout the GOP convention week here — whether speaking on the convention floor or at glitzy events, at celebrations of donors and party activists, or making things happen […]
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By KHUSHBOO RATHORE Capital News Service Stephanie Jovine of Charles County has struggled to get child care for her daughter Lily. (Jess Daninhirsch/Capital News Service). When Stephanie Jovine searched for child care for her nearly 4-year-old daughter LuzMarie in Prince George’s County in 2015, she found two options, both of them bad. Jovine couldn’t […]
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By KATELYNN WINEBRENNER and LAURA SHAUGHNESSY Capital News Service Halfway through her 12-week maternity leave last summer, Sarah Haddaway didn’t expect the trouble that would accompany her search for child care. After unexpected rejections from one fully booked child care facility after another, the lifelong resident of Maryland’s western panhandle began calling every provider she […]
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