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Southern High School senior Brooke Catterton can stare at a field of Thoroughbreds and, in a head-to-hoof analysis, straightway tell you which horse would likely have injury-free racing careers.

This spring, tens of thousands of children across Maryland will be made to sit for hours in dead silent classrooms under the incessant flickering of fluorescent lights to take the Maryland School Assessment, a standardized test that serves little purpose and has little value in educating students.

Howard County PTA Council holds forum on student privacy and data collection

Despite criticism to the contrary, student athletes really are students, and they are more likely to graduate than non-athletes.

it is important to point out that our schools are still teaching, our students are still learning and a public education is still a quality product.

UMES is the most integrated of any of the state's historically black schools, because of an alliance with nearby Salisbury University.

Presidents of the state's historically black colleges and universities were cautiously optimistic Tuesday that a recent federal court ruling ordering remedies for persistent segregative policies in Maryland higher education would result in new opportunities and resources for their campuses

Seven Anne Arundel County women are being honored Sunday. Oct. 6, with the annual Fannie Lou Hamer Awards.

Robert Small, the Howard County parent whose name became known from Maine to California last week when he protested against the new educational standards in classrooms this school year, is part of a chorus of increasingly strident voices rising up against the Common Core here and across the nation.

Century High School has been named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School, making it the first county high school to achieve the recognition.

Maryland's state board said Tuesday it has no intention of calling a one-year halt to state testing, despite concerns from the state's superintendents and teachers union.

Folly Quarter Middle School in Ellicott City has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education

What will it take to get America's schools back on track?

Baltimore County teachers are having troubles as the state adjusts to teaching a new curriculum that puts more emphasis on teaching students to analyze, write and read nonfiction.

MSA test is not only required by law but will provide useful information

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.

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.

Former Baltimore schools chief set a national standard for raising expectations for students with special needs

Former Baltimore schools chief set a national standard for raising expectations for students with special needs

Morgan State is trying to raise $300,000 to give 300 undergraduates an emergency scholarship after their parents were unexpectedly denied federal education loans.

Independent examiners will do a better job of ferreting out waste and fraud than agencies would do on their own

Maryland officials are blaming the Common Core for dropping MSA scores, but the end of support for tutoring programs also may have played a role.

A growing number of education leaders are calling for a moratorium on annual student assessments until Maryland switches to tests that align with the new curriculum being implemented in classrooms around the state.

Educators will rise to the challenge, and students can't wait for the benefits the new system promises.

Maryland became the fourth state in the nation Tuesday to adopt new science standards that will require teachers to emphasize the process of doing science rather than memorizing facts, a move designed to get more children interested in science and science careers.

Even though young students have a decade or more before they enter the work force, efforts to improve education in science, engineering, technology and math – better known as STEM – are a top priority for business, higher education and political leaders.

A new report recommends significant changes at Coppin State University, the latest in a string of transformation efforts

Annual Education Week report analyzes national grad, dropout rates

Rep. Andy Harris said Thursday he will request an expanded review of the state Department of Education's use of federal funds after an audit found the state may have to return up to $540,000 in misspent stimulus dollars and money designated for poor children.

The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money intended to help the state's poorest schools after a scathing audit found that Baltimore City was one of two school districts that misspent the funds on dinner cruises, makeovers, meals and travel.

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.

Baltimore city schools CEO Andres Alonso, whose bold yet divisive reforms led to a drastic shift in the city's educational landscape, has resigned his post.

Coppin State University is moving forward with an $80 million Science and Technology Center despite concerns that the school will not have enough money to operate the building.

Folly Quarter Middle School in Ellicott City has been in existence for 10 years, but already its collection of awards and honors seem primed to one day rival the banners in the rafters of the Boston Celtics' TD Garden.

Maryland lawmakers should heed Sen. Barbara Mikulski's endorsement of allowing parents the choice of single-sex schools.

Perry Hall High School has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist in its efforts to recover from a shooting on the first day of school.

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.

Group of 3,000 selected from across the country

Stan Ber's Bits & Pieces column for the week of Jan. 31

AACPS Elementary School Students Learn About London Town Via Interactive Web Book

How much President Barack Obama can accomplish in his next term, which formally begins with Monday's inauguration, is anyone's guess, but few expect the kind of sweeping policies that defined his first years in the White House. Despite a convincing win in the November election, the country remains deeply divided over how to address the economy, immigration and the nation's spiraling debt.

Maryland has good policies on bullying, but they aren't being implemented, and much more needs to be done on cyberbullying.