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Starting July 1, Charles County Public Schools in Maryland will no longer require masks on school grounds.
The Tuesday announcement said that students, staff and visitors are strongly encouraged to continue using masks, but may do so voluntarily.
Before announcing the change, the school system discussed it with the Maryland State Department of Education, state and local health departments and county health officer Dr. Dianna Abney, according to a statement.
Lora Rakowski, a Maryland State Department of Education spokeswoman, told WTOP that school systems make decisions on mask use at the local level.
She said school systems that issue new guidance aren’t required to notify the state, because of Gov. Larry Hogan’s statewide ruling on mask use, which also goes into effect July 1.
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Maryland spends up to $1 billion on teacher professional development every year, but there is little to no data showing that teachers improve in classrooms from such programs, according to a recent report.
Public school teachers in Maryland must renew their teaching license every five years, which involves three years of annual satisfactory evaluations and a certain number of hours of state-approved professional development opportunities and courses at colleges and universities.
But the effectiveness of teacher recertification requirements is ambiguous, according to Abell Foundation’s “Reconsidering Teacher Recertification in Maryland” report. And because of how many public dollars are invested in teacher licensure and professional development, it is important to ensure that these efforts are meaningful, Mark Procopio,