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May 19, 2021
The presiding officers of the General Assembly announced their appointments to the Blueprint for Maryland Future s Accountability and Implementation Board Nominating Committee on Wednesday.
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Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan (R) has not yet announced his two nominees.
Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) appointed Sen. Paul Pinsky (D-Prince George s), chair of the Senate s Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, and Shanaysha Sauls, the president and CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation.
Subscribe Chair Pinsky and Dr. Sauls have long been leaders in the fight for educational equity here in Maryland, Ferguson said in a statement. Both Chair Pinsky and Dr. Sauls have vast experience as educators, policymakers, and experts in effectively serving students and families. They understand the leadership that will be required to implement the Blueprint with fidelity and will play an invaluable role in ensuring the right people are se
May 3rd, 2021 by WCBC Radio
The Maryland State Board of Education wants all students to have the option to return to the classroom full-time next school year. The board unanimously approved a resolution last week, saying schools must be able to provide at least 180 days of in-person learning to all students starting in fall 2021. The resolution says teachers must be in classrooms. The action got some immediate push back from the state teachers union headed by Cheryl Bost…
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April 27, 2021
Maryland s State Board of Education passed a resolution Tuesday directing all schools to return to in-person learning for a full 180-day school year starting this fall.
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Any exemptions would require state board approval. And the board would be able to revisit the resolution if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, said Clarence Crawford, the state school board s president.
According to State Superintendent Karen B. Salmon, 11 school systems are open for 70% of their students for more than three days per week and five school systems are open for less than 40% of their students, for mostly two days a week.
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