education

April 5, 2013

About 40 percent of African-American students in Maryland’s public four-year colleges attend one of the state’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs – Morgan State University, Coppin State, Bowie State and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.

Ray Winbush full interview

In gentrified city neighborhoods across America, including Baltimore, many middle-class parents face a crucial question: Should we send our kids to a public school, a private school or a charter school -- or should we just move to the suburbs? Where can children get a good education in a racially and economically diverse setting, and how important is that? Education policy expert Michael J. Petrilli faced that question and has written a book about what he calls "The Diverse Schools Dilemma." Petrilli, a former education official under George W.

Maryland's new state superintendent of schools, Lillian Lowery, has been on the job three months.  We ask her about new teacher evaluations, as well as the new common core curriculum being implemented this year.

J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the Strand Theater Company's production of "Mother, May I." And no, she did not need to ask permission to do so.

A cellist mourns the dead in a city under siege in this year's One Maryland One Book pick.

It’s October 1st—Maryland’s 860-thousand public-school pupils are approximately one month into the school year.  Their state superintendent, Lillian Lowery, is three months into her new job.  Dr.

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While many of us are still transitioning from summer to fall, Maryland students have been hard at work for a week already.  School started last Monday, and in Baltimore, some students will be taking on a longer day, remaining at school until 6 pm, instead of leaving at 3.  It’s called the “ExpandED Schools program,”  in which schools partner wi

This conversation originally aired on February 27, 2012.

A conversation about the future of Maryland’s public education system with Lillian Lowery, who succeeded Nancy Grasmick as Maryland’s superintendent of schools this month. The challenges that Lowery faces include some significant transitions, including a curriculum switch for all grades in English and math, a change in state testing, and the rolling out of a new teacher evaluation system. Prior to taking over as head of the Maryland school system, Lillian Lowery had served as the Delaware Secretary of Education for three years.

Beginning with the Class of 2017—those students now entering eighth grade—all Maryland seniors will be required to pass an assessment test in government in order to graduate.  It’s part of a new law passed by the General Assembly this past spring. 

Maryland is one of 19 states that no longer has to abide by the strictest parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law.  The Obama administration granted the state a waiver last week, excusing it from the law’s requirement that all students be proficient in reading and math by 2014—or risk financial sanctions.

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A review of And Underneath the Moon's world premiere from our theater critic, J. Wynn Rousuck

If medical marijuana becomes legal in Maryland, who will be in charge of distributing it?

How can the social culture of 2011 technology be put to use for students?