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A group of city teachers is launching a new campaign to get universal cash payments on the 2026 ballot.

Governor Wes Moore and local superintendents have also suggested scaling back the Blueprint’s increase in planning time due to tight teacher resources.

But district leaders and the local union are still negotiating fair pay for school support professionals.

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future promises a $10,000 pay boost for board certified teachers. But many say it’s too hard to complete alone.

Blighted row houses in East Baltimore have been rehabilitated into affordable units where 15 international teachers are now living onsite.

This week on the podcast, two stories about well-intended rookies in the classroom.

The new school year ushers in more pre-K expansion and student outcome pushes. But progress is a mixed bag.

The Maryland State Department of Education is creating the targeted literacy plan to boost early student success. But board members said repeated years would cause more harm.

Union leaders say the board of commissioners needs to “right past wrongs” of closed-off searches by seeking community feedback.

Wright began leading the Maryland education system temporarily in October. Now she takes on the official title with ambitious goals, like a multi-billion-dollar Blueprint to implement.