Maryland State Wire

Parent of student with autism says they found support in online school Acellus Academy

By Carrie Bradon | Dec 14, 2020

As schools across the nation closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents of students with special needs were placed in a difficult position. Online academies, however, say they have been rising to the occasion with robust programs for all needs.

Hogan introduces heightened education standards and accountability

By Carrie Bradon | Sep 16, 2018

Gov. Larry Hogan has introduced a new series of initiatives focused on ensuring accountability throughout the state school systems while cracking down on corruption in the school system.

Maryland senators push for clear language on foreign election involvement

By Carrie Bradon | Sep 3, 2018

Following a discovery in July which found a Maryland election software to have ties to a Russian investor, Maryland Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md), are pushing for language which would require disclosure if any state election vendors could have control or are owned by a foreign national.

Jealous apologizes for language in response to a question

By Carrie Bradon | Aug 30, 2018

Following a news conference in early August, Jealous emphatically negated a question in which he was asked if he was a socialist, but has since apologized for his reply.