Maryland High School Decides on Gender Neutral Homecoming
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A Maryland high school is introducing a gender-neutral homecoming court this year to offer students the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they would prefer to be called a “king” or “queen,” regardless of their gender. Students from each grade level at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School will vote for two classmates […]
Maryland Schools to Start After Labor Day in 2017
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Starting next year, Maryland students will enjoy three extra days of holidays at the end of the summer to allow families to spend more quality time together before facing the daily grind of another school year. Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland has signed an executive order that requires schools within the […]
Maryland Gov Hogan Calls Teachers Unions ‘Thugs’
(Photo: Robert K. Hamilton, Baltimore Sun) Maryland Governor Larry Hogan referred to opponents of his decision to deny funding to two education-related programs as “union thugs.” The Facebook comment came shortly after a new release was issued by the Maryland State Education Association, the largest teacher’s union in the state, along with Senator Richard Madaleno […]