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Lt. Governor Miller joins state employees, Maryland Alliance Of Boys And Girls Clubs to deliver back-to-school supplies

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller this week joined officials from the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland State Department of Education, and Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs to help ensure students across the state are prepared for the 2023-24 school year. At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, Lt. Governor Miller helped pack bags […]

Baltimore County Public Library to resume Sunday service at select branches

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library this week announced that Sunday service would resume at select library branches. BCPL will be reopening at seven branches on Sundays beginning September 10th. This service will run the Sunday after Labor Day through the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend—May 19, 2024. The following branches will be open to the public on Sundays from […]

THE AVENUE at White Marsh announces plans to build ‘StoryWalk’

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

WHITE MARSH, MD—THE AVENUE at White Marsh will soon be building a “StoryWalk.” StoryWalk® is a fun and engaging way for children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time – together. The movement- and literacy-boosting project places an illustrated children’s book on display along a walking route. THE AVENUE at White Marsh will be installing […]

MSDE: 2023 MCAP results showing improvement

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Student proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) in School Year 2022-2023 are at their highest in nearly a decade with the largest single-year gain in grades 3-8 over the same time period. Statewide results (PDF) of the latest Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) assessments show notable improvements in literacy and mathematics, with literacy results surpassing pre-pandemic performance. Student […]

Attorney General Brown announces court order to unredact names in April 2023 report on child sexual abuse in Archdiocese of Baltimore

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—In a sealed order issued August 16, 2023, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City authorized the Office of the Attorney General to release a revised, substantially unredacted version of the Attorney General’s Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The court unsealed its ruling on Tuesday and authorized OAG to release the new version of the […]

Maryland community colleges ranked among nation’s best

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans struggling financially due to high inflation and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems. Maryland’s Montgomery College was […]

2023’s Best States to Live in: WalletHub report

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With around 8.6% of Americans having moved last year, slightly more than the previous year, but still below pre-pandemic levels, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best States to Live in. Maryland came in at No. 27. Massachusetts topped the list, with New Jersey coming in at No. 2. New Mexico placed at the […]

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