The vote ends months of wrangling over the plan that is aimed at boosting Maryland’s lagging scores for fourth grade reading, currently among the worst in the nation. Since the state Department of ...
The Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval Tuesday to a controversial literacy policy that calls for holding back third grade students who aren’t meeting reading standards ...
More than 25 years ago, The Baltimore Sun unveiled its “Reading by 9” campaign to support efforts, both in and outside schools, to get all students at a satisfactory reading level by third grade.
Dance-punk sensation The Dare rocked the capacity crowd on Sproul Plaza, following an opening set from DJ Mandy (a UC Berkeley environmental studies student by day). Student volunteers took the stage, ...
On October 22, the Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval to a literacy policy that, with parental consent, holds back third graders who fail to meet reading standards. 7News asked ...