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Ben Jealous criticizes Rushern Baker over school system raises as duel of Democratic front-runners heats up.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker is pitching voters that he can turn around Maryland the way he turned around the state's second largest jurisdiction.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker on Wednesday became the first Democrat in the race for governor to release a plan tailored to helping Maryland's largest and most-troubled city.

The embattled leader of Prince George’s County’s public schools will give up his post at the helm of Maryland’s second-largest school system, a school district spokesman said Tuesday.

Former Baltimore County School Superintendent, Dallas Dance, spent more than a third of the school days in 2016 traveling out of state to education conferences and meetings, an amount of time that was unusual among superintendents in the region.

A coalition of Maryland superintendents representing large school districts is asking Gov. Larry Hogan and other elected leaders to protect the rights of undocumented students and their families.

Maryland will open a rare independent investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in Prince George's County schools, a probe requested by the governor and seconded by the superintendent accused of wrong-doing.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Prince George's County public schools will be closed Wednesday due to a high number of staff members who requested time off

In Cathy Collins' class at Laurel Elementary School, kindergartens learn vocabulary not reading a book or filling out worksheets, but by dancing and singing, and by writing creatively and drawing pictures. Learning core subject matter through the arts — through music, visual arts, dancing and acting — has become common practice at Laurel Elementary this year; the school joined Prince George's County school system's arts integration program in the fall.

Students in Prince George's County public schools will be in school until June 20 to make up for seven days of instruction time lost to inclement weather, according to an announcement from the school district Wednesday.

To stop kids from skipping school, Prince George's County schools are educating parents and students about the benefits of regular school attendance as part of September's Attendance Awareness Month

The advocates who lobby Gov. Larry Hogan on schools, mental health services and transportation have begun to incorporate Freddie Gray, the protests against his death and the riots of last week into their pitches.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III's proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 includes an aggressive plan to increase spending on education and public safety by raising tax revenues.

In his interview with Kevin Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer of Prince George's County Public Schools, John Mangrum told Maxwell wouldn't need to worry about a new principal at Eisenhower for the next six years if he were to be hired.

George Arlotto officially become Anne Arundel County's next superintendent Wednesday, signing a four-year contract with an annual salary of $245,000.

The Anne Arundel County school board appointed schools chief of staff George Arlotto as its new superintendent at its board meeting Wednesday.

The Anne Arundel County school board will announce its new permanent superintendent at Wednesday's scheduled meeting, officials said on Tuesday.

The Anne Arundel County school board has postponed its Wednesday announcement of its new superintendent, saying it needs additional time to negotiate a contract and perform background checks.

Else Drooff says you can learn much about how government works as a student member of the Anne Arundel County school board. On Wednesday, the Broadneck High School senior nearing the end of her one-year term offered a glimpse into being a member on the only local school board in the nation where students have full voting rights.

Educators from throughout Prince George's County will present a discussion on various topics at the Prince George's County Council's education town hall meeting, Tuesday, April 22 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Surrattsville High School, 6101 Garden Drive.

From the 55 applicants for Anne Arundel County's permanent superintendent position came 12 candidates for a first round of interviews.

The Anne Arundel County school board has narrowed its search for a new permanent superintendent to three finalists, including two that are currently employed in the school system, officials said on Friday.

Anne Arundel County education briefs

Anne Arundel county school officials have whittled their list of superintendent candidates from more than 50 to seven.

Anne Arundel County Interim Superintendent Mamie Perkins said that she did not apply to take over the position permanently, opting only to honor a one-year agreement that expires in June.

Members of the review panel for the Anne Arundel County Board of Education said this week that at least 50 people have applied for the position of superintendent.

Anne Arundel County education briefs

List of school operating budgets in Howard, Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties.

With the 2014 General Assembly session under way, state lawmakers from Anne Arundel County are promoting bills that range from rolling back stormwater fees to legalizing refillable containers of wine.

The search firm for Anne Arundel County's new superintendent said that it received a record 1,951 responses to its online community input survey, more than twice the number for a comparable school district.

Former Anne Arundel County Superintendent Kevin Maxwell is among four finalists for National Superintendent of the Year, an annual award co-sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).

Anne Arundel school system

In his first budget proposal as chief executive officer of Prince George's County Public Schools, Kevin Maxwell put forth a $1.75 billion operating budget for fiscal 2015 — an increase of $65.6 million, or 3.89 percent, from last year's approved $1.68 billion budget.