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Baltimore’s school system has embarked on an ambitious project to renovate, replace and combine dozens of the oldest schools in the state over the next…
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A power issue at Baltimore City schools headquarters on North Avenue has knocked the system’s web site off line and snarled some plans for final exams.…
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The Baltimore County teachers’ union has filed a grievance against the school board, alleging that the new Common Core curriculum makes teachers work too…
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Update, 5:15pm: Seven Baltimore schools could be closing their doors for good at the end of this academic year. District officials recommended at…
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For the second year, a local organization is aligning arts instruction with the new Common Core State Standards for math and English/language arts.Young…
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Graduation rates are slightly up, dropout rates are down, and High School Assessment scores remain stagnant according to data released by the state and…
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The Maryland Board of Public Works unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today that paves the way for work to begin on Baltimore’s…
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Although Head Start programs, designed to serve mainly disadvantaged, three- and four-year-olds, have been closed in six states because of the federal…
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Residents get to tell Baltimore city school officials what they want in a new superintendent at five public forums this month.A national search is…
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WYPR's Fraser Smith and Gwendolyn Glenn talk about how schools are adapting to the new Common Core Standards and why some want a moratorium on testing for…
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Maryland state education officials plan to seek a federal waiver to delay tying teachers’ evaluations to standardized test scores while they break in the…
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Baltimore city schools are operating under a new code of conduct this year and not everyone is happy with it. One major change that has some parents,…