Two-thirds of Maryland teachers are still white, MSDE data shows
Maryland’s teacher workforce still remains majority white, according to data recently released by the state Department of Education, but advocates are hopeful that new laws could help turn that around.…
‘We’ve got enough kindness to go around’: Rhode Island’s 988 success story
Richard Leclerc, director of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, highlights a statewide campaign promoting 988 that will run from June through September 2024. (Alexander…
Scott vetoes bill that would ban some uses of pollinator-harming pesticides
The yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) nectars joe pye weed. Photo courtesy/copyright K.P. McFarland/Vermont Center for Ecostudies Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill which would ban the use of…
Marshall Ramsey: End of School
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Md. Senate primary proves that Black women are electable – if we elect them
By Jessica Mackler and Fatima Goss Graves Jessica Mackler, a resident of Bethesda, is president of EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics dedicated to electing Democratic…
Judge fines former SK School Committee candidate $4,700 for missing financial reports
Outside the Frank Licht Judicial Complex and Providence Superior Court. (Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current) A former South Kingstown School Committee candidate must pay a $4,700 penalty to the state elections…
Louisiana college tuition autonomy bill nears final passageÂ
The Louisiana Senate passed a bill Monday giving colleges and universities more autonomy to set their tuition and fees. (Allison Allsop/Louisiana Illuminator) The Louisiana Senate passed a bill Monday giving…
Ethics committee drops complaint of Democrats bullying one of their own
Rep. Lydia Hernandez, second from right, poses for a picture in January 2023 with (from left to right) fellow Latino Caucus members Sen. Anna Hernandez, Rep. Mariana Sandoval and Rep.…
Investigator says Feeding Our Future defendants shared lists of fake names of children
Attorneys Clayton Carlson (top) and Steven Schleicher (bottom) flank defendant Said Shafii Farah as they head into the courtroom on the 14th day of testimony in the Feeding Our Future…
Farmers make planting gains between rains
About 47% of the state’s corn crop has emerged from the ground. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The pace of corn and soybean planting accelerated last week amid a…