With interim named, state GOP leader calls for Md. to ‘cut ties’ with outgoing superintendent
State Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey called for Maryland to "cut ties" with outgoing schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury.
Departing Md. schools superintendent will stay while search for replacement begins
Maryland state schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury, who abruptly withdrew from consideration for another term amid controversy about his leadership, will remain in the position as a national search for his replacement begins, the State Board of Education announced Tuesday.
Longest-serving schools chief weighs in on superintendent’s abrupt decision to depart
After the Maryland schools superintendent’s abrupt decision to withdraw, a former superintendent said a second term would have inhibited progress.
Lillian Lowery named Md. schools superintendent
Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery has been chosen to be Maryland‘s next state superintendent of schools, officials announced Friday. Lowery has been Delaware’s secretary of education since 2009. She […]
Grasmick named to SEED Foundation board
Nancy S. Grasmick has been elected to the board of directors for the Washington, D.C.-based SEED Foundation, which partners with urban communities to prepare underserved students for college and beyond. […]
On the Move, 11/23: Halford joins Nevins & Associates
Kristi Halford has been hired as a senior account executive by Nevins & Associates, a marketing and public relations firm in Hunt Valley. Halford assists clients in media relations, social […]
Grasmick to head Howard County education panel
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced he has appointed retired state school superintendent Nancy Grasmick to chair a study commission to review the structure of the Howard County Board of […]
Mikulski, Mfume, aides to eulogize Schaefer
ANNAPOLIS — Political bigwigs and close personal friends plan to eulogize William Donald Schaefer at his funeral next week. U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume and long-time […]
Week in review: 4/1/11
Grasmick plans to leave schools Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick, the nation’s longest-serving appointed state schools chief, said Wednesday that she will retire June 30 after two decades on […]
Md. schools head Nancy Grasmick retiring June 30
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick, the nation’s longest-serving appointed state schools chief, said Wednesday she is retiring June 30 after two decades on the job. Grasmick, […]







