BALTIMORE, MD— The Maryland State Board of Education (State Board) announced on Wednesday that it had retained Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA) to lead the national search for the next Maryland State Superintendent of Schools. The firm, based in Rosemont, IL, begins its work immediately. The $49,950 contract covers multiple phases of a thorough search process including planning, outreach, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education is seeking public and private nonprofit organizations to serve free, nutritious meals to children and teens this summer through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program. Last summer, over 3 million meals and snacks were served to children and teens throughout Maryland as part of the SFSP. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Division of Early Childhood has launched a new interactive tool on the Maryland Families Engage website; the virtual Maryland Early Childhood Family Engagement Toolkit. The goal of the new and improved Toolkit is to help teachers, providers, parents, and families build a network of community support and share best practices. The MSDE […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has been awarded a $26.8 million Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant. The grant will help continue the strategic planning and system development of the state’s mixed-delivery early childhood system. Maryland’s earliest learners start their education in a variety of settings, including center and family childcare providers, Head Start, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The results of Maryland’s 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) show that more than half of the local school systems in Maryland made progress in school readiness over the past year, but overall kindergarten readiness across the State remained the same. “Preparing students to succeed in kindergarten is a key goal of our early childhood learning efforts, so we will […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Dr. Karen Salmon informed the State Board of Education on Tuesday that she would not seek another term as the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools. The terms of her contract require notification be provided now, however, she will complete her term through June 30, 2020. This culminates a career of over 40 years of work in public school education. […]
TOWSON, MD—Of the county’s 159 public schools evaluated in the 2019 Maryland Report Card, 85.5% received 3, 4, or 5 stars, according to data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education. “While most of our schools performed well in comparison to schools across the state, every one of our schools has the potential for greatness,” said Superintendent Dr. […]
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 […]