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News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Maryland
Crowd of people with a mosaic digitized effect being surveilled by AI systems.
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Handcuffed for Eating Doritos: Schools Shouldn’t Be Test Sites for AI ‘Security’
A teen was detained at gunpoint after an error by his school’s security tool. Consider it a warning.
J.B. Branch, November 12, 2025
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Students on Northwood High School’s pickleball team warm up ahead of a match against Wheaton High School in Wheaton, Md., on Oct. 1, 2025.
Students on Northwood High School’s pickleball team warm up ahead of a match against Wheaton High School in Wheaton, Md., on Oct. 1, 2025.
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Student Well-Being & Movement Video How One District Made Pickleball an Inclusive Varsity Sport
Kids with IEP and 504 plans play alongside their peers on one district's varsity pickleball team.
Jaclyn Borowski & Yi-Jo Shen, October 31, 2025
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PhD student and Physical Therapist Stephen Eaton, left, explains ultrasound imaging to RAMP students during a lab at the University of Maryland School of Medicine on Oct. 16, 2025, in Baltimore, Md. RAMP, which stands for Research and Mentoring Program, is a training program that targets high school juniors and seniors from Baltimore City to prepare them for careers in biomedical research.
Doctoral student and physical therapist Stephen Eaton, left, explains ultrasound imaging to students in the Research and Mentoring program during a lab at the University of Maryland School of Medicine on Oct. 16, 2025, in Baltimore. Men are heavily underrepresented in health fields, and more high schools are designing programs that, like RAMP, encourage boys to consider high-growth fields traditionally dominated by women.
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College & Workforce Readiness Schools Are Working to Show Boys That the Helping Professions Aren't 'Girly'
Experts say boys don't get support to enter traditionally female careers.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 23, 2025
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Nathali Hernandez, 9, left, and Zoe Estrella Quiroz, 9, center, build a program using commands to make a robot named Dash follow a path on a grid. Students worked together in Funda Perez’s 4th grade computer applications class at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 6 in Passaic, N.J., on Oct. 14, 2025.
Nathali Hernandez, left, and Zoe Estrella Quiroz use AI tools to design a program to direct a robot named Dash to follow a path on a grid. The 4th graders worked together in a computer applications class at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 in Passaic, N.J., on Oct. 14, 2025. A growing number of school districts are emphasizing the development of AI literacy.
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Artificial Intelligence 'It's Not Magic': How These Schools Are Teaching AI Literacy
Students are building knowledge about the technology that could help them in future jobs.
Lauraine Langreo, October 20, 2025
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The Ocean City Boardwalk is pictured on Aug. 14, 2025, in Ocean City, Md.
The Ocean City Boardwalk is pictured on Aug. 14, 2025, in Ocean City, Md. Some states, including Maryland, have debated whether schools should start after Labor Day to maximize tourism dollars.
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School & District Management Should Schools Start Before or After Labor Day? The Debate, Explained
Most districts now start before Labor Day. For holdouts, it's often about more than just tradition.
Elizabeth Heubeck, August 29, 2025
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Principal Andrew Zanghi carries a table down a hallway at Woodmore Elementary @ Meadowbrook on August 15, 2025 in Bowie, Maryland. In a so-called ‘swing move,’ Woodmore Elementary has relocated to Meadowbrook Elementary school until Summer 2027.
Principal Andrew Zanghi carries a table down a hallway at Woodmore Elementary @ Meadowbrook on August 15, 2025, in Bowie, Maryland. In a so-called ‘swing move,’ Woodmore Elementary has relocated to Meadowbrook Elementary school until Summer 2027.
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School & District Management How Schools Make 'Swing Spaces' Feel Like Home
School leaders share tips for managing temporary “swing spaces” during renovations, from early planning to making spaces feel like home.
Ciara Meyer, August 15, 2025
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Demonstrators are seen outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments were heard in Mahmoud v. Taylor on April 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The case contends that forcing students to participate in LGBTQ+ learning material violates First Amendment rights to exercise religious beliefs.
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments are heard in <i>Mahmoud</i> v. <i>Taylor</i> on April 22, 2025, in Washington. The case contends that forcing students to be exposed to LGBTQ+ curricular material violates parents' First Amendment rights to exercise their religious beliefs.
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Law & Courts Supreme Court Sides With Parents in LGBTQ+ Curriculum Opt-Out Case
The justices ruled in a case on whether parents with religious objections may excuse their children from some curriculum materials.
Mark Walsh, June 27, 2025
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People walk past the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2025.
People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on June 25. The court on June 27 is expected to issue the last merits rulings of the term, including in several pending education cases.
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Law & Courts Supreme Court to Rule on Major K-12 Education Cases Friday
The U.S. Supreme Court will issue its last opinions of the term, including on religious parents opting their children out of the curriculum
Mark Walsh, June 26, 2025
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Students in the TerpsEXCEED program celebrate in their caps and gowns with a photo on McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
Students in the TerpsEXCEED program celebrate in their caps and gowns with a photo on McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland in College Park. Inclusive postsecondary programs offer education and opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, but uncertainties around federal funding threaten their growth.
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College & Workforce Readiness College for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Faces an Uncertain Future
Inclusive higher education programs benefit students with intellectual disabilities. But funding challenges are threatening their growth.
Elizabeth Heubeck, June 24, 2025
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Professional Development Opinion Here’s What Happens When You Let Students Run Your Teacher PD
Teachers need more opportunities for experiential learning. That’s where students can come in.
Kate Ehrlich, June 6, 2025
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Law & Courts Opinion What the Supreme Court Case on LGBTQ+ Books Reminds Us About Parents’ Rights
Regardless of which side wins Mahmoud v. Taylor, we have a big problem.
Jamie Kudlats & Christopher D. Thomas, May 15, 2025
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Sarah Hinger (center), deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, takes questions from reporters after oral arguments in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire seeking to block the Trump administration from requiring public schools to end DEI programs on April 17, 2025.
Sarah Hinger (center), deputy director of the ACLU racial justice program, takes questions from reporters after oral arguments in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire seeking to block the Trump administration from requiring public schools to end DEI programs on April 17, 2025. Two federal judges on Thursday issued orders limiting the Trump administration's ability to enforce its anti-DEI directives to schools and colleges.
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Law & Courts Trump Can't Enforce Anti-DEI Directives in Schools, 3 Judges Say
Three judges, including two Trump appointees, said the administration had overstepped its authority in its efforts to rid schools of DEI.
Matthew Stone, April 24, 2025
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Jeff Roman works on homework with his son.
Jeff Roman, a parent who has religious concerns about LGBTQ+ storybooks used in the Montgomery County, Md., school district, works on homework with his son.
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Law & Courts Supreme Court Faces Big Test on Religious Students' Opt-Outs From LGBTQ+ Books
The justices will weigh whether a school district must allow parents with religious objections to LGBTQ+ books to excuse their children.
Mark Walsh, April 17, 2025
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Monica Wardlow, from left, with Citizens First Bank, works with Warren East Middle School seventh graders Autumn Simmons and Aaleah Richie Wednesday, March 13, 2019, during Junior Achievement's JA Girl$ financially literacy program at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green, Ky. The JA Girl$ program is a gender-specific initiative designed to teach girls and young women about financial literacy, career preparation, and entrepreneurship.
Monica Wardlow, from left, with Citizens First Bank, works with Warren East Middle School 7th graders Autumn Simmons and Aaleah Richie Wednesday, March 13, 2019, during Junior Achievement's JA Girl$ financial literacy program at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green, Ky. Junior Achievement aims to bring real-world experiences into the classroom.
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College & Workforce Readiness Q&A How One Educator Is Tackling the Question, 'Why Do I Have to Learn This?'
Monica Goldson, a long-time educator, is working to link learning to real-world experiences with Junior Achievement.
Elizabeth Heubeck, April 4, 2025
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