EDUCATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF The April 3 Maryland primary helped narrow the field of candidates to the top two candidates in each race for the Montgomery County

EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK Though supporters praised Gov. Martin O'Malley and the legislature for an overhaul of year-to-year education funding requirements, education leaders are calling for a

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE STAFF The 2012 General Assembly session closed without an agreement between the House of Delegates and the Senate on an operating

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS In a roundtable discussion today at the U.S. Department of Education, Maryland's best teachers evaluated and discussed innovative ways to recruit, prepare,

EDUCATION • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS In the wake of recent incidents that gained state and national attention, the Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would put

EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS While Barack Obama and his Republican opponent will capture national headlines this November, Maryland voters will turn their attention to in-state policy

EDUCATION • BY NICK FOLEY, CNS When Jacen Sherman set out to create a video game in which players must save the world from catastrophe, he didn't think

EDUCATION • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Maryland schools are moving closer to overhauling the way that they evaluate teachers, putting more emphasis on student performance and test scores. The

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS A group of lawmakers wants to expand on current restrictions and place an outright ban on the use of artificial

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS Maryland schools were named first in the nation for the fourth consecutive year in a national survey, a feat Gov. Martin O'Malley

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS Maryland education leaders mostly praised President Obama's comments on education in his State of the Union speech, but they worried about his

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Cash-strapped Maryland county leaders say they can't afford to pay their share of rising costs for schools and are asking

KIDS' VOICE • by Sandy Moore Ten-year-old Mira Subramanian is sitting on her favorite sunny spot on the family couch, talking about what a typical day looks like

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS A Maryland lawmaker wants to require the use of carbon monoxide detectors in all public schools following two leaks of

by Chelsea Boone photos by Miguel Alvarez Roaring screams filled the Strathmore in North Bethesda as the performers stepped on to the stage.  All of their preparation led them to

EDUCATION CNS — Maryland may apply for a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements after President Obama announced last week that he is allowing states to request

SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI

Thirty-something years ago, I had a serious illness.  When it was over, I decided it would

COMMUNITY VOICE: EVAN GLASS Most people might be surprised to learn that pedestrians are struck by moving vehicles on a daily basis here in Montgomery County.  And as the

There was always going to be a day when a county farmer would have to pack up his dusty tools and tractors, and see his 20-acre backyard organic