BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Maryland State Board of Education on Friday announced seven finalists for the 2026 Maryland Teacher of the Year award. The winner will be named at a gala on Sept. 26 in Hunt Valley. The finalists, selected from a group of 24 local school system teachers of the year, represent seven […]
UPDATE: Maggie Litz Domanowski has posted a response to a portion of this story. An excerpt reads as follows: “When I noticed this being referenced in an article published today on the NottinghamMD.com website, I felt compelled to assist others in grasping the true events: “‘Community response to the censure was divided. The Baltimore County Parent and Student Coalition launched […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Student scores on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) for the 2024-2025 school year are continuing to rise, showing progress in English language arts and mathematics as students rebound from learning loss experienced during the pandemic. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released the full results Tuesday, showing a steady overall gain of 5.5 percentage points since the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland high school students achieved a four-year cohort graduation rate of 87.6% for the 2023-2024 school year, marking the highest rate since 2017, according to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). This represents a 1.8 percentage point increase from the previous year. The increase in graduation rates was particularly significant among Hispanic students and multilingual learners. The MSDE […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland student achievement scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed modest improvement in mathematics and continued progress in reading. The Nation’s Report Card, a congressionally mandated biennial assessment, measures student achievement in fourth and eighth-grade reading and math nationwide. While Maryland’s scores have declined over the past decade, this year’s results show some stabilization. Reading […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Gov. Wes Moore this week announced three key appointments to state boards and commissions. Jill P. Carter was appointed to the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals. The board adjudicates disputes between state agencies, contractors, and vendors doing business with Maryland. Carter, a long-time advocate for civil rights and community leader, has served as a Maryland legislator for over […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released the 2024 Maryland School Report Card on Tuesday, revealing an increase in schools receiving high ratings. The report, which analyzes school performance for the 2023-24 academic year under the Maryland Accountability System, shows that 41% of schools earned either four or five stars, compared to 38% in the previous year. According […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An English language arts teacher from Baltimore City has been named the 2025 Maryland Teacher of the Year. Kat Locke-Jones, who teaches seventh grade at Hampstead Hill Academy, was selected from seven finalists for the award, which was announced Friday evening at the 34th annual Teacher of the Year Gala. Locke-Jones will now compete for the National Teacher of […]