Governor Wes Moore announced Tuesday Maryland is being awarded a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop a statewide career-exploration program for seventh through twelfth grade students.
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The program will provide $14.7 million to 13 local school systems to expand teacher preparation pathways for non-licensed school staff. Officials say this is an effort to strengthen Maryland's educator workforce.
The Somerset County Board of Education is sharply disputing a state watchdog’s accusation that it broke the law and its own rules when it hired its current legal team, calling the Office of the Inspector General for Education’s analysis “extremely troublesome,” legally flawed, and biased.
By a vote of 12-2, the Maryland State Board of Education on Tuesday afternoon voted to rescind its mask mandate in schools effective March 1.
Virginia's General Assembly moved swiftly Wednesday to put the final legislative touches on a bill that bans local school systems from imposing mask mandates on students.