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Howard County Superintendent Michael Martirano introduced a nearly $1 billion operating budget proposal Tuesday night, calling it his “road map” for the next four years and also announced the looming health care fund deficit has shrunk to $27 million.

By Jess Nocera

Dec 18, 2018

Four newcomers, Vicky Cutroneo, Jen Mallo, Sabina Taj and Chao Wu, were officially sworn in to the Board of Education on Monday afternoon.

By Jess Nocera

Dec 3, 2018

Eight candidates in the nonpartisan school board race are seeking one of the four open seats.

By Jess Nocera

Oct 11, 2018

Eight candidates in the nonpartisan race are vying for the four open seats on the Howard County Board of Education. At a Thursday

By Jess Nocera

Sep 21, 2018

Republican incumbent and his Democratic opponent, Calvin Ball who served on the city council for eight years, discussed education funding and sanctuary status during a Thursday forum in Highpoint.

By Erin B. Logan

Sep 14, 2018

Maryland's Howard County — a swing jurisdiction that’s had two Democrats and two Republicans as county executives since 1990 — often mirrors the sentiment of the state as a whole, and political observers are watching the Allan Kittleman-Calvin Ball race for signs of trends.

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 14, 2018

The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the long-running feud that pit Foose and her allies against school board members elected to bring change. Board members have said the latest allegations amount to a smear campaign.

By Tim Prudente

Aug 9, 2018

The mission statement of the Howard County school board is to “to provide leadership for excellence in teaching and learning by fostering a climate for deliberative change through policy and community engagement.” But instead, members are acting like the children they’re supposed to educate.

By Tricia Bishop

Aug 2, 2018

Three high ranking school administrators were allegedly targeted for supporting former Superintendent Renee Foose and in two cases for being gay.

By Tim Prudente

Aug 2, 2018

Eight candidates won Tuesday's primary race for the Howard County School Board. The eight candidates will drop to four in the general election on Nov. 6.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 27, 2018

This isn’t about national security. It’s about hiring a person to run a very public organization and the Harford County Board of Education should stop treating it as if it’s a CIA operation.

We took a look at the county’s legislation and representatives to give a rundown of Howard County’s winners and losers from this year’s General Assembly session.

By Kate Magill

Apr 10, 2018

Morale and confidence in leadership hit all-time highs in the annual job satisfaction survey from the Howard County Education Association.

With a nearly wide open race for Howard County Council, 16 candidates now vie for the seats. The council will be almost entirely vacated in December, as four of five members have reached their three-term limit.

By Kate Magill

Mar 5, 2018

In the final State of the County speech of his first term, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman applauded the “awesome” achievements of the county in the past year, as well as announced new initiatives by his administration to combat the opioid crisis.

By Kate Magill

Feb 22, 2018

Howard County Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano made it clear when he unveiled his fiscal 2019 operating budget that his top priority was to bring down the school system’s $22.2 million, and growing, deficit.

By Kate Magill

Jan 25, 2018

Howard County Superintendent Michael Martirano introduced what he called a “defining” $850.7 million operating budget Tuesday night, a 3.9 percent increase from this year's budget.

By Kate Magill

Jan 9, 2018

Here's a look at some of the stories that made headlines in 2017.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 30, 2017

MIchael Martirano was selected as Howard County Public School System's permanent superintendent during a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 19.

By Andrew Michaels

Dec 19, 2017

Howard County schools are looking into a $23 million budget shortfall for health insurance costs with an audit that should be embraced and its findings shared.

The Howard County Public School System is in the process of hiring a new independent auditor to perform a forensic audit prior to submitting its budget to the County Executive in January.

By Andrew Michaels

Nov 14, 2017

As the teacher's union's new president, Colleen Morris says the Howard County Education Association will restore its relationship with the Howard County Public School System with support from the Board of Education and interim superintendent.

By Andrew Michaels

Nov 13, 2017

Oakland Mills High School principal Katherine Orlando said she is working with the Howard County police to investigate the racist social media post.

By Andrew Michaels

Nov 6, 2017

Renee Foose, whose tumultuous tenure as Howard County school superintendent ended in May, said Wednesday she has declined to take a position with the Maryland State Department of Education.

Renee Foose is expected to be hired by the state school board at a salary over $92,000.

Opportunities and challenges await as schools open

McDaniel College has been recognized as one of six colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine in its 2017 Models of Excellence recognition program.

Howard County schools interim superintendent Michael Martirano emphasized the need for transparency in order to increase residents' trust in the school system at a press conference Friday to discuss the school system's new Maryland Public Information Act request website.

By Kate Magill

Jul 14, 2017

Martirano, who replaced embattled superintendent Renee Foose the first week in May, began last month to put his imprint on the administration with decisive moves to address previous violations of the Maryland Public Information Act and comprehensively restructure staffing.

Howard County's acting schools superintendent offers the right approach to public information

Nearly two months on the job as Howard County schools chief, Michael Martirano has begun to reshuffle his administration and empower six deputies who will report directly to him.

By Tim Prudente

Jun 24, 2017

Howard County interim schools superintendent Michael Martirano presented his plan to overhaul the administration's staffing structure at Thursday's school board meeting.

By Kate Magill

Jun 23, 2017

The acting superintendent for Howard County schools is vowing to reform the way the system handles requests for public information — a source of complaints during the previous administration that last year prompted a state ombudsman's audit.

Despite entering its third year of "not fully funding" the Board of Education's budget request, according to District 4 Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty this year's "modest increase in revenue" allowed the council to appropriate more funding in other areas.

By Andrew Michaels

May 30, 2017

The County Council will review Ananta Hejeebu's appointment at its legislative session on June 5 and during a public hearing on June 19 before confirmation.

By Andrew Michaels

May 25, 2017

Howard County school board members voted unanimously Thursday to extend a contract with their new superintendent Michael Martirano through next school year.

By Tim Prudente

May 18, 2017

Maryland's Board of Public Works released $9.6 million in school construction funding for Howard County schools Tuesday. The board withheld the funds in January due to dissatisfaction with answers from school officials about their handling of mold remediation in school buildings.

By Fatimah Waseem

May 10, 2017

Foose's departure may drop the level of acrimony in Howard but the impact on public education is less clear

The Howard County school board has agreed to pay its new acting superintendent a prorated salary equal to $270,000 a year at least through June. The board also agreed Thursday to reimburse Michael Martirano up to $120 a day for temporary housing, give him an $800 monthly car allowance, and pay reasonable expenses for his computer and cellphone, according to the contract.

By Tim Prudente

May 5, 2017

Howard's school board needs to be educated on how to use tax dollars wisely

Determined to see their superintendent step down, the Howard County school board has agreed to pay the salary of retiring superintendent Renee Foose for the next three years.

By Tim Prudente

May 4, 2017

Howard County schools are better off without Renee Foose as superintendent

In a rapid series of events that unfolded Tuesday, Renee Foose announced her retirement after five years on the job, effective immediately. Following a closed-door meeting, the school board announced it has hired an interim replacement. Former Howard County educator Michael J. Martirano, recently the state schools chief in West Virginia, was named acting superintendent.

Christine O'Connor said she resigned Wednesday from the Howard County school board, one day after the seven-member panel brought about the departure of superintendent Renee Foose.

By Tim Prudente

May 3, 2017

Howard County's acting schools superintendent, Michael J. Martirano, is returning to his roots as he takes his dream job leading the high-performing school system.

Embattled Howard County schools superintendent Renee Foose has told some principals and executive staff that she will resign immediately, sources told The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday.

In a nearly six-hour session on Friday, the Howard County Council dove deep into the school system's budget, which is $54 million short than what the school board requested for next year.

The discord between the Howard County school board and superintendent that has been simmering below the surface for months is moving into the slow boil stage once again

Calls for the resignation of Howard County Schools Superintendent Renee Foose resurfaced Monday evening as around 40 people stood outside the county government's rain-washed headquarters in Ellicott City before a hearing on the school budget.

By Fatimah Waseem

Apr 25, 2017

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman's budget for the school system includes $572 million in county funding -- $54 million less than the school board's record-high request, which far outpaces expected the county's expected revenue growth this year.

By Fatimah Waseem

Apr 20, 2017