by Louis KraussSep 16, 2017
Apprentice carpenters from Baltimore look towards better jobs and a brighter future
At a union graduation ceremony, high hopes for a program targeting a city struggling with poverty and unemployment.
Education
Sep 11, 2017
Schmoke’s cousin, Julian Schmoke, recently tapped by Trump Administration for Education Department job
The DeVos commencement invite had nothing to do with the feds’ selection of the former for-profit college dean, Kurt Schmoke says.
Jul 19, 2017
At a camp for homeless children: A pool, a park, friends and math!
Keeping cool and staying engaged at Baltimore’s venerable “Camp St. Vincent.”
Jun 13, 2017
A “swap” for teachers who spend their own money on supplies
At the Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap, freebies and a chance to give others what’s going unused.
Jun 6, 2017
$75,000 going to parents of Baltimore third grader who died after school fall
What caused Darius Clark’s head injury is still a mystery. Updated.
Mar 18, 2017
For some school advocates, Pugh’s “State of the City” disappointed
Speech urged traditional schools to emulate charters, do more to raise private-sector funds.
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