An interesting online profile of Mohammed Choudhury, Maryland's newly appointed Superintendent of Schools, details focus areas working in San Antonio, and forecasts some efforts he expects to bring to Maryland. On the online education-focused site The 74 Million, correspondent Bekah McNeil offers background on Mohammed Choudhury, Maryland's incoming Superintendent of Schools. The write-up discusses the Blueprint for Maryland and its decade-long implementation ahead, and meshes many of those ambitions with Choudhury's background and priorities in…

In a provocative opinion item in the New York Times, an education advocate argues for continued remote learning options as a tool to combat equity concerns in school outcomes. RiShawn Biddle, Senior Fellow at education think tank FutureEd, writes about equity concerns with eliminating remote schooling options, as most school systems migrate back toward in-person learning. Read a segment below from the New York Times opinion item, titled "Don’t Kill Remote Learning. Black and Brown…

The Kirwan Blueprint Bill included its own Implementation Board, with its own nominations process. The Nominating Committee to start that process has now been fully appointed. Governor Hogan has appointed his two representatives to a nominating committee to help populate the body that will oversee the transformative next decade in Maryland education spending and expectations. Among a lengthy list of appointees released last week are the Governor's two nominees to the Accountability and Implementation Board…

Today, the Maryland State Board of Education voted to appoint Mohammed Choudhury as the new Maryland State Superintendent of Schools. Following a national search to replace current superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon, the State Board voted unanimously to appoint Mohammed Choudhury. “When we set out on our search for Maryland’s next superintendent, our goal was to identify and hire the highest caliber candidate to build the future of education for all Maryland children. Considering Mr. Choudhury’s…