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Maryland Department of Labor awards nearly $17 million to 25 local adult education providers

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson on Thursday announced that Md. Labor has selected 25 adult education providers to receive $16.8 million in combined federal and state funds. These organizations will continue to expand access to adult education opportunities for Marylanders in the areas of adult basic and secondary education, English language acquisition, and civics education. “Labor is […]

Attorney General Frosh announces court victory in attempt to transfer CARES Act funds from public schools

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Thursday announced that a coalition of attorneys general has secured a preliminary injunction against U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to transfer pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools. In reaching the decision, the court held that the Department of Educations may have unlawfully reinterpreted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]

Attorney General Frosh joins coalition seeking to block rule limiting K-12 public school pandemic relief funds

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined a coalition of nine attorneys general and several local jurisdictions in filing for a preliminary injunction to block U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ attempt to redirect pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools while litigation is ongoing. The new action comes in light of efforts that reinterpret the […]

AG Frosh seeks loan discharge for students of closed Dream Center schools

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general in renewing their request that U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos use her authority to discharge the federal student loans of all students who were enrolled in now-closed schools operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC. Dream Center enrolled Marylanders in online […]

MSDE receives new infusion of federal charter school funding

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—As an acknowledgement of the progress made by Maryland in charter school development, the U.S. Department of Education recently awarded a supplemental grant of $6.1 million to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) for its Charter Schools Program. This award brings the total federal funding for the program to $23.3 million over five years, and allows MSDE to […]

Nottingham-area high schools among region’s 50 best

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

One quarter of the region’s 50 best public high schools are in Baltimore County, according to annual rankings compiled by Niche, based on data from the U.S. Department of Education and test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. The following 13 Baltimore County Public Schools appeared in the top 50 overall: School, ranking Hereford High School, 7th […]

St. Joseph School in Fullerton named National Blue Ribbon School

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Chris Montcalmo

U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. on Wednesday announced the 329 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2016. One of those schools was St. Joseph School on Belair Road in Fullerton. The award is based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. “National Blue Ribbon Schools are proof that we can […]