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Spending money on a test that doesn't tell us what we need to know isn't a wise use of taxpayer dollars

Maryland will continue to give its annual tests to students this year, at a cost of $9 million, even though it does not expect to use the results to gauge school progress.

The University of Maryland University College expects to be among the first wave of schools this academic year awarding transfer credit to those who have taken -- and can prove they learned from -- certain "massive open online courses," known as MOOCs.

Maryland saw a dramatic decrease in the number of its elementary schools that received the highest rating for academic progress under a tough, new school ranking system, according to results the state released Tuesday.

Howard County elementary and middle school students experienced drops in math scores on the annual Maryland School Assessment, but are still out-performing their counterparts across the state.

Declines in performance were predictable as the state moves to a new curriculum while still using the old tests, and a delay in using the state's new teacher evaluations as a basis for personnel decisions may be warranted.

Teachers should not be judged on test scores that do not align with curriculum

Thrashing out the pros and cons of the Common Core curriculum

An unusual coalition of liberals and conservatives is seeking to delay or kill the national "Common Core" academic standards.

Every principal can use an extra set of hands, but Mary Donnelly of Baltimore's John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle School never imagined she'd have 80.

A teacher evaluation plan set to begin this fall in 22 school districts in Maryland may be delayed after U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said will consider giving states more time before they begin judging teachers on student test scores.

The bar is high this year for Maryland's commencement speakers, who are up against both of the Obamas and Bill Cosby

After school, extracurricular activities offer profound benefits, but usually for the privileged

The man, who was not identified, allegedly struck the woman first, Davis said, and was arrested for assault. The woman, also unidentified, responded by stabbing the man in the top of the head with a sharp object, Davis said. She was not immediately arrested.

Alonso left Baltimore's schools in much better shape, but can his successes be sustained?

The Atlanta standardized test cheating scandal is the latest proof that the public school reform movement has been a failure; why not let parents take charge?

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is scheduled to visit Baltimore County in April to discuss gun control, county Superintendent Dallas Dance said Tuesday.

Colleges sending out financial aid award letters while sequester cuts still not fully known

Federal education officials warned Wednesday of deep cuts to school systems such as Baltimore's if lawmakers fail to avert across-the-board spending reductions — reductions that would leave local schools with uncertainty as they decide how many teachers and programs they can retain next year.

Citing inaccurate and outdated information in the Baltimore school system's sweeping 10-year facilities plan, the alumni association of Northwestern High School are suing the school system in an effort to halt the school's closure in 2016.

Rewriting No Child Left Behind, funding Common Core standards and encouraging classroom diversity should be the top priorities of education reformers.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded activists nearly 500,000 to offer West Baltimore children holistic services from "cradle to college to career," under the White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative.

'Special admissions' bring top athletes to college campuses like Maryland but give schools expensive academic challenges, interviews and documents show

A new method of measuring school progress crunches lots more data, but is it too complex and difficult for parents who aren't mathematicians to comprehend?