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In 2009, the Maryland state public schools system was ranked #1 in the nation overall as a result of three separate, independent studies conducted by publications Education Week, Newsweek, and MGT of America. [13] [14] [15] "Education Week" has ranked Maryland public education #1 in the nation for two years in a row, since 2008.
In 1812, Maryland state began to raise money for a Free School Fund by taxing the renewal of bank charters (Chapter 79, Acts of 1812), and in 1864 appointed Libertus Van Bokkelen as the first Maryland State Superintendent of Public Instruction. [1]
The Board of Education student member for the 2024–2025 school year is Praneel Suvarna, a senior at Clarksburg High School. Suvarna was elected by 53 percent of the 58,927 students who voted. [45] He was sworn in on July 1, 2024. [46] The board's current members are: [47]
In 2014, Talbot County Public Schools made national headlines due to a lawsuit challenging disciplinary procedures after an unconstitutional search of two students' bags. [11] In 2012, the Maryland State Board of Education unanimously reversed the school board's decision to punish the students, expuging their disciplinary records.
Calvert County Public Schools is a public school district serving all of Calvert County, Maryland.The district is governed by a six-person Board of Education, five of which are elected by the public in non-partisan elections, and a student elected by the Calvert Association of Student Councils.
Baltimore County Public Schools is the school district in charge of all public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. [2] It is the 25th largest school system in the US as of 2013. [3] The school system is managed by the board of education, headquartered in Towson. Since July 1, 2023, the superintendent is Myriam Rogers. [4]
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland. [2] Formed in 1946, the MPSSAA is made up of public high schools from each of Maryland's 23 counties and independent city of Baltimore, which joined the association in 1993 when its public high schools withdrew from the earlier ...
Kent County Public Schools (KCPS) is a school district headquartered in Rock Hall, Maryland. [1] It operates public schools in Kent County, where it is the sole school district. [2] As of 2021 it had about 1,800 students, making it the smallest school district in the state in terms of the number of students. [3]