- In January 2023, student data was published on The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) website reporting on the past school year’s MCAP standardized testing. Investigative Reporter, Chris Papst of Fox 45’s Project Baltimore News, examined the data and revealed that 23 Baltimore City Schools had zero students proficient in math. The news report went viral and was covered nationally. Shortly after, MSDE took the data down. When the data was reposted in March, much of it is now missing. As a former teacher, Delegate Kathy Szeliga of Baltimore County commented, “Maximum transparency in student and school achievement data is essential for parents, schools, educators, and lawmakers to help improve learning. Hiding the data should not be the response to failing schools.” Delegates from across the state - Arikan, Chisholm, Fisher, Grammer, Kipke, Morgan, Nawrocki, and Szeliga - sent a letter last week to MSDE with deep concerns about the change in student da
Governor Wes Moore joins Ørsted on Friday to make a major offshore wind announcement at Tradepoint Atlantic.
Ørsted is developer of the 966-megawatt Skipjack Wind project off the Maryland coast.
Skipjack Wind will create thousands of jobs in Maryland, power nearly 300,000 homes with renewable energy, and help the state achieve its goals of 8.5-gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2031 and 100% clean energy by 2040, officials said in a release.
Moore will highlight construction progress at Tradepoint Atlantic with Ørsted and conduct a bill signing ceremony.
The Bills to be signed include SB 781 POWER ACT, SB 224 Clean Trucks Act of 2023, HB 230 Clean Trucks Act of 2023, and the HB 550 Clean Transportation and Energy Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $46 million in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which has funded farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs resulting in climate-smart solutions for farms and ranches in every state and island protectorate since 1988.
“This investment in sustainable agriculture underscores USDA’s ongoing commitment to transforming our food and agricultural systems,” said Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics (REE). “Through this investment, SARE will continue to provide competitive grants and education programs that foster farmer-driven innovation to promote climate-smart practices, make sustainable producers more profitable, and improve local economies and the quality of life in rural communities.”
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St. Mary’s County ranks in the top quartile of Maryland jurisdictions as the sixth healthiest county in Maryland, according to the annual County Health Rankings, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. This ranking reflects improvement from 2021 and 2022. Rates of adult smoking, obesity, alcohol-impaired driving deaths, and low access to primary care indicated some areas of ongoing challenge for St. Mary’s County when compared to the other 23 Maryland jurisdictions.
The County Health Rankings is an annual report that ranks the overall health of nearly every local jurisdiction in the United States. The Rankings provides a snapshot of a community’s health, and helps to identify issues and possible solutions to create healthier places to live, learn, work and play. For more than a decade, the Rankings’ data, guidance and stories have broadened the na
WASHINGTON – Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and 17 of their colleagues today in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. The ETHICS Act is new, comprehensive legislation that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from abusing their positions for personal financial gain by owning or trading securities, commodities, or futures.
“Ethics matter. Members of Congress are public servants who should not be making a profit off of the official information we gain by doing our jobs,” said Senator Cardin. “I’m proud to join my colleagues in increasing transparency and eliminating opportunities for abuse.”
“Members of Congress have a responsibility to act in the best interest of the American peopl