Data from the Maryland Department of Education shows the state’s school systems are still suspending about 1,200 students in pre-kindergarten through second grade every year despite a 2017 law intended to virtually eliminate such suspensions.

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ANNAPOLIS — A panel of lawmakers and school system officials delayed approval of two proposals that are expected to lead to a statewide review of school buildings and possibly change how state school construction money is allocated. The nine-member Work ...

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The Baltimore County School Board has voted to continue its interim superintendent until June 2019.

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has approved Maryland's Every Student Succeeds Act state plan, which Gov. Larry Hogan had refused to endorse.

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Renee Foose, the former superintendent of the Howard County Schools system, has declined a position with the Maryland Department of Education one day after the state board approved her hire. A spokeswoman for Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday evening that ...

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The Maryland State Board of Education unanimously selected veteran educator Karen Salmon on Tuesday to be the state’s schools superintendent. Salmon takes over as acting superintendent on June 1 before officially taking the position on July 1. She will succeed ...

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