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Does Your Child Struggle in School? Who is at Fault? What are the School’s Responsibilities?
Students sometimes just don’t get it. There is no question. Children often will take every opportunity to cast blame on someone else. “She doesn’t like me” “He doesn’t explain things.” These are just a few. Any parent of a school aged child who struggles in school has certainly heard these and many more. Teachers have …
What Should You Do if You Think Your Child Needs Special Education?
Special education can be a very complicated issue. There are multiple facets to special education and before we can discuss any issue, we should be aware of some basic principles. First and foremost, there is the underlying disability. This is what will determine if an individual student is eligible for special education services. I would …
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Accountability Board Can’t meet Deadline
Today was supposed to be the day when the Accountabilities and Implementation Board (AIB) of the Maryland’s Blueprint for Progress (Formerly known as the Kirwan Commission) would unveil its massive plan on how the newly passed law would be implemented. The AIB is responsible for the oversight of the whole plan and as such was …
Maryland’s Public Schools are Losing Students. The question is why
It is no secret that Maryland’s public schools are losing students. The question is why. The Chalkbeat and the Associated Press reported that Public K-12 enrollment from 33 states across the nation dropped by more than 500,000 students, which is 2% since the same time last year. From 2017 through 2020 Maryland’s K-12 public schools added …
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Maryland Board of Education Met on January 25, 2022
The Maryland State Board of Education concluded the public portion of its meeting on 1/25 at around 4:15. While nothing of major significance was discussed or enacted during the session, there were A few points of interest. Requests for Calendar Changes: Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury requested that the state regulations be amended to allow him to …
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