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The job training nonprofit tied to Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh that federal investigators raided Thursday has been run by an executive director who was convicted of stealing more than $850,000 years ago.

In 2017, the LYNX (Linking Youth to New eXperiences) School at Frederick High School opened its doors. Envisioned as the “next generation” American high school, the LYNX School is a comprehensive public high school with a diverse student body. Results suggest it could be a model for Maryland.

People my age are often guilty of looking back and thinking of the past as “the good old days.” Things change. Still, I believe the basics of a good school system remain the same. Baltimore County Public Schools needs to get back to those basics.

Sun publisher and editor Trif Alatzas congratulations members fo the third class of the Baltimore Sun Business and Civic Hall of Fame.

By Trif Alatzas

Jun 7, 2018

Almost immediately after the Baltimore County School Board voted 8-4 to hire Verletta White as superintendent, dissenting members ignited a grassroots lobbying effort to ask the state schools superintendent to block the appointment.

Legislation proposed in the Maryland House of Delegates would reverse the state's decision two decades ago to change the title of the head of the city school system from superintendent to CEO.

By Michael Dresser

Feb 8, 2018

Recalled for her high standards, Evelyn DiTosto certified Maryland teachers and later taught at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 30, 2018

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.

David G. Greenwood, a career baltimore County publich schools educator who rose from the classroom to become an admired administrator, died Wednesday from a heart attack. He was 82.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Sep 17, 2017

Maryland schools are faring well but poor facilities are hurting some students

Former Md. school superintendent Nancy Grasmick counters the seemingly endless cycle of negative education news, with some achievements of the past year.

Dr. Rosetta M.T. Sith, 72, former head of the Laurence G.Paquin Junior-Senior High School, died May 18.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 5, 2017

For the past 26 years a nonprofit youth performing group called Maryland Sings has been belting out songs and dancing their way locally and around the globe.

The Baltimore County school board has to make many decisions about the leadership and future of the system in the wake of Dallas Dance's resignation as superintendent.

State education leaders are infuriated by the passage of legislation they see as a power grab by the General Assembly that will diminish their role in deciding how schools are held accountable over the next 15 years.

Will Maryland ever place the educational needs of its neediest children above the interests of its middle-class adults? History and recent events suggest that the answer is no, barring a fundamental change in the stance of policy makers and those who influence them.

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Clare Jean Siegel, 61, an early childhood educator active in Head Start for 32 years, died of cancer Dec. 14 at her Dickeyville home.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 23, 2016

The structure of Howard County's school board could be up for a toss-up as state lawmakers propose three competing plans to redraw how school board members are elected.

By Fatimah Waseem

Dec 12, 2016

One education issue, school choice, took a prominent place during this election year debate. But, what exactly is school choice, and can it be implemented in a way that is beneficial to all students, educators and communities? Maryland is often called "America in Miniature." Maryland's experience with school choice might provide a primer for the rest of the nation.

Former superintendent's call to support teaching is on the right track

If states are serious about attracting new teachers, they must develop marketing strategies that appeal to millennials, who embrace opportunities to change the world around them. Teachers must be portrayed as creative, empowered change-agents that transform young lives.

A decision came back at the end of the state board of education meeting Tuesday in regard to the closing of three Carroll County Schools.

The Maryland State Department of Education is scheduled to hear appeals in regard to the possible impending closures at 9 a.m. June 28.

A lot of people thought Nancy S. Grasmick would never retire. A couple of governors wished she would. But when Dr. Grasmick finally stepped down from her job as

Appellants to the closure of three county schools will have a chance to make their case before the state Board of Education later this month.

Louis J. Grasmick, a lumber company executive, philanthropist and political confidant of Gov. William Donald Schaefer, died Thursday afternoon from multiple organ failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Phoenix, Baltimore County, was 91.

Daniel B. "Bix" Wheeler, former associate superintendent of physical facilities for Baltimore County public schools, who enjoyed refinishing antique furniture, died Feb. 16 of a brain hemorrhage at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 93.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 24, 2016

The Maryland Senate on Tuesday backed off an effort to require that the state school superintendent be subject to confirmation, in what would have been the first change in that selection process in a century.

By Michael Dresser

Feb 23, 2016

Why would the General Assembly want to take our schools back a century?

The way Maryland picks its state superintendent has worked for 100 years, and there's no need to change it.

Parents are often blinded to the reality of the effectiveness of their child's school. Parents need to build strong, meaningful relationships with the personnel in the schools their children attend. They should visit classrooms when appropriate, and keep in touch with the teachers on a regular basis. They should review the student's work and do their best to ensure the student's educational needs are being met.

We have no problem identifying, acknowledging and rewarding outstanding athletes, but we are extremely hesitant to identify students with high academic potential in our system, which tends to want to homogenize students when it comes to academics. It is as if we are afraid that by recognizing some students as gifted and talented, we somehow diminish the rest.

The bond between business and education

A liberal arts education can prepare young people for the future of their choosing

The elementary students of today will pursue careers that have yet to be imagined. Knowledge will quickly become outdated and skills obsolete. In the past, the education community has been frustratingly slow to respond to change. Our goal should be for the education community to work hand-in-hand with businesses to deliver "personalized" learning opportunities that take into consideration the needs and preferences of each child while also stressing the "non-cognitive competencies," such as time

What does Nancy Grasmick think of PARCC?

Nancy Grasmick: Let our New Year's resolution be for every Maryland teacher to receive the information they need about how their students' brains develop and function, and the ability to incorporate this knowledge into everyday instruction.

Nancy Grasmick: It is now time for Maryland to continue to lead the way in early childhood education by expanding innovative programs that start at birth and continue through age 3.

Nancy Grasmick: It is past time for us to design and implement a new high school model that is innovative, technologically savvy, focused on the interrelatedness of knowledge and skill in the 21st century and teaches grit and perseverance. American high schools must undergo a radical sea change if they are to maximize the potential of every student and meet the workforce needs of corporate America.

For more than four decades, some of the region's most high-profile women have shopped at the Jones & Jones boutique in Cross Keys. Come December, they'll have

By John-John Williams IV

Oct 22, 2015

Outgoing State School Supt. Lillian Lowery leaves Maryland's K-12 schools on track for continued success in an era of rapid change

Maravene Loeschke, who stepped down from the Towson University presidency in December for health reasons, died Thursday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 68 and had been diagnosed with adrenal cancer.

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 26, 2015

John B. Shock Jr., who as a deputy superintendent for Baltimore County public schools implemented the system's zero tolerance alcohol and drug policy for students, died.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 28, 2015

Robert V. "Bobby" Shriver Jr., whose lifelong struggle with Down syndrome and determination to live a normal life was an inspiration to all who knew him, died Friday.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 19, 2015

Doctors have given the former Towson University President Maravene Loeschke a harrowing prognosis: The 68-year-old could live another two weeks to two years. But she's still enmeshed in university life.

By Joe Burris

Mar 13, 2015

As 71,000 Maryland public school students begin taking new tests aligned with the Common Core standards this week, a small group of parents, legislators and advocates are pushing to scale back or eliminate some testing.

James L. "Jay" Tucker, a retired state education coordinator recalled as an visionary who brought the arts into classrooms, died.

By Jacques Kelly

Jan 29, 2015

Alisha R. Trusty, 38, is accused of ten counts of felony theft and one count of misappropriation by a fiduciary.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 24, 2014