By Laura Vaughan As the Maryland legislative session heats up, sparks are flying over bills introduced in both the House of Delegates and the Senate that could have a major impact on special education in the state. Tensions are high as the Maryland State Education Association and school districts findContinue Reading

An MCPD press release today revealed a major fentanyl bust earlier this week that had 250+ suspected fentanyl pills, handgun, and cash found in car after a stop for a traffic infraction for window tinting. After getting a warrant to search the suspects residence, MCPD found 1800 more suspected fentanylContinue Reading

Last week I sat down to interview a really bright MCPS 9th grader who was introduced to me because they didn’t feel safe at their school and wanted to speak out about it. Our almost 2 hour long talk ranged over a vast array of topics but chief among themContinue Reading

Just recently, MCPS highlighted some performance data showing improvements over the downturns from 2020 with pandemic school closures. Unbeknownst to most, today the state of Maryland also released their state spring 2022 MCAP assessment data for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, so let’s take a look at that. FullContinue Reading