ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Martin O’Malley and State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Lillian Lowery, today announced the appointment of three members to the Search Committee for the Chief Executive Officer of the Prince George’s County Public Schools System. These appointments are being made following passage of legislation (HB1107) outlining a revised governance structure for Prince Read the Rest…
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President Obama on Maryland’s Better Choices, February 25th, 2013
By Raquel Guillory, Director of Communications In case you missed it, this morning at the National Governors Association annual meeting, President Obama praised Maryland’s “smart choices” that have enabled us to nearly eliminate the $1.7 billion structural deficit we inherited in 2007 and preserve our AAA bond rating, while at the same time investing to keep college affordable and Read the Rest…
Maryland Students Continue to Rank Number One on Advanced Placement Tests, February 20th, 2013
Maryland Achieves Seventh Straight Year of Leading the Nation in Top Scores ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today released the following statement after the College Board announced that Maryland students have achieved yet another number one national ranking in Advanced Placement (AP) success. “Because of the better choices we’ve made together to invest in Read the Rest…
We Can Reduce Gun Violence Without Infringing on Law Abiding Gun Owners’ Rights, February 6th, 2013
By Stacy Mayer, Chief Legislative Officer Gun safety experts, as well as most Marylanders, agree that these are common sense steps we can take to keep families safe and reduce gun violence in Maryland. Nevertheless, there are some, including gun manufacturers, who will oppose any and all efforts to put safety measures in place. They Read the Rest…
Facts about Maryland’s Education Investments, November 14th, 2012
By Rick Abbruzzese, Director of Public Affairs In honor of American Education Week, we wanted to share these charts with facts about Maryland’s continued commitment to public education. We also wanted to thank the Maryland State Education Association and the National Education Association for their help in upholding Maryland’s marriage equality and Dream Act laws. K-12 Education Read the Rest…
Record Investments and Achievement, October 11th, 2012
The most important investments we make as a people are investments in public education. That’s why, even in the toughest of times, together, we’ve chosen to increase school funding 45% since 2006. To get our children out of temporary learning shacks and into state-of-the-art classrooms, we’ve invested over $2 billion in school construction. To make college Read the Rest…
Local Food, Local Jobs, September 18th, 2012
By Secretary Buddy Hance, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture This week kicks off our 5th annual Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Program–an initiative signed into law by Governor Martin O’Malley in 2008–designed to connect our local farmers with local schools, providing our students with healthy, nutritious meals while strengthening our agricultural economy. By bringing more Maryland-grown products to school lunches, Read the Rest…
Gaming Expansion – Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games – Lottery Machines – Veterans’ Organizations (2012 Second Special Session), September 1st, 2012
Establishing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission and the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency; authorizing, subject to a specified contingency, the use and regulation of specified table games in the State, one additional license for a video lottery facility, and additional video lottery terminals; authorizing the Director of the Agency to issue to Read the Rest…
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Appointments to Wicomico and Harford County Boards of Education, August 2nd, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Fitzpatrick to the Harford County Board of Education, and Ms. Kimberly Hudson to the Wicomico County Board of Education. The Governor also announced the reappointment of Dr. Tyrone Chase and Mr. Ronald O. Willey to the Wicomico Board of Education. “These individuals Read the Rest…
