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BILL: HB 326 TITLE: Student Service Hours- Financial Literacy Course DATE: January 29, 2025 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: House Ways &...

BILL: HB 325 TITLE: Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study DATE: January 29, 2025...

BILL: HB 192 TITLE: County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Established (No Distracted Learning Act)...

BILL: HB 161 TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established DATE: January 29,...

BILL: HB 157 TITLE: Education - Safe Schools Fund - Grant Allocations DATE: January 28, 2025 POSITION: Favorable COMMITTEE: House...

BILL: HB 156 TITLE: Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex...

BILL: HB 118 TITLE: Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact DATE: January 29, 2025 POSITION: Favorable COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means...

BILL: HB 57 TITLE: County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)...

BILL: HB 53 TITLE: Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth DATE: January 28, 2025 POSITION: Favorable with...

BILL: HB 147 TITLE: County Boards of Education - Elementary and Middle Schools - Student Technology Use Policy DATE: January 23,...

BILL: HB 137 TITLE: Public Schools - Children Charged with a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School...

BILL: HB 68 TITLE: Public Schools - Children Suspected of a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School...

Maryland Association of Counties: Conduit Street By: Sarah Sample December 24, 2024 Stay informed with this interesting read on the 2025 education policy issues in Maryland from Conduit Street. " Legislative changes to education policy in Maryland will likely focus on adjustments to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (Blueprint), with a number of stakeholders interested in a broad range of issues.  The major public education reform initiative that has been underway in Maryla

The Honorable Wes Moore Governor of Maryland State House, 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 November 27, 2024 Dear Governor Moore, As the top public education leaders in Maryland, and strong supporters of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, we are writing to respectfully request the opportunity to collaborate with you on potential adjustments to the Blueprint in light of its impact on the State’s looming fiscal crisis. The bold trajectory set forth by the Blueprint has in