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Starting Tuesday, the state education department is now required to intervene to ensure a “consistent curriculum” across districts.
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State Republicans call the ruling a win for parental rights. But Democrats and local queer advocates mourn a “dark day” for public education.
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As it finalizes its budget for the next year, the Frederick County school board says the system experiencing growing pains which reflect how fast the area is growing.
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Frederick County Public Schools trimmed around $1 million dollars from its budget on a split vote while facing a $2 million deficit.
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Hundreds of educators flooded Tuesday’s board of education meeting to demand the 5% raises the district is still unable to fund by July 1. Leaders are hoping for a compromise.
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After being rejected last year, Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy earned unanimous approval from the county school board for its early-childhood-focused school in April.
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District leaders told the county council Tuesday that they would use some of the $35 million they’re requesting to pay teachers. But the union president says that’s not enough.
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At a school board meeting this week, some speech-language pathologists called for caseload caps and more in-school planning time to ease the burden.
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The council abandoned a plan to pressure the school superintendent.
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Loss of federal grants could impact low-income students, special education and 1,200 school positions.