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The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, also referred to as just The Blueprint, is a landmark [1] [2] law in the U.S. state of Maryland.The bill represents a 10-year plan that aims to implement a series of education reforms recommended by the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, including expanding universal preschool, increasing funding for schools with high concentrations of ...
The Blueprint for Maryland's Future has lofty goals for education in the state, but big questions remain about how state will pay for it.
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is a division of the state government of Maryland in the United States. The agency oversees public school districts , which are 24 local school systems—one for each of Maryland's 23 counties plus one for Baltimore City.
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]
Carey M. Wright is an American educator and consultant who has served as the Maryland Superintendent of Schools since 2023. She previously served as the Mississippi Superintendent of Education from 2013 to 2022, the state's first female state superintendent.
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) oversees public school districts. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is the environmental protection agency. The Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) manages, operates, and maintains state property and acts as a primary procurement agency.
Lillian M. Lowery served as Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education from July 2012 to September, 2015. [citation needed] Nancy Grasmick served as Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education from 1991 until June 30, 2011. [citation needed] Carey M. Wright is the current Maryland Superintendent of Schools. [1]
The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the governor of Maryland. [5] Beginning with the November 2018 election , the board transitioned to fully elected. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large, in a non-partisan manner.