Maryland public school teachers who declined to join the state labor union but were statutorily compelled to pay a representation fee are not entitled to a refund on the money they paid before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the compelled ...

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A visit to my daughter's third-grade class showed me there are quite a few skills that we as lawyers should adopt.

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The Baltimore city school board has filed an appeal of an administrative panel's decision that it illegally changed its evaluation scores for teachers without first negotiating with the teachers' union.

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Compilation of legal news articles includes coverage of Equal Rights Amendment, an Atlanta teachers' cheating scandal and malpractice mediation in Wisconsin.

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CUMBERLAND — The Maryland departments of juvenile services and education are defending the dismissal of 10 veteran teachers from four youth detention centers in western Maryland. The Cumberland Times-News reported Wednesday on the state’s response to questions posed by state ...

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ANNAPOLIS — School employees in Anne Arundel County would receive pay raises under an agreement being voted on this week. The county school board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on terms of employment that would give salary step increases and ...

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The Maryland State Department of Education says it has approved teacher and principal evaluation plans in 21 Maryland school systems, clearing the way for the state to receive $250 million in federal funds. The department announced the approvals Thursday. Data ...

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Teach For America, a national organization that recruits college graduates and professionals to teach in urban and rural schools for two years, announced it has received a $1 million grant from Constellation, a Baltimore-based unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., to support its work in Baltimore over the next four years.

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The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, led by losses among public sector workers in cash-strapped states, cities, counties and towns.

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The Cardin School has hired four new teachers. ...

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