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Renovations are underway on a portion of building at Forest Heights Elementary School. Maryland's political leadership announced a $2.2 billion public school construction proposal to present as legislation when the General Assembly convenes in January. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s County Council OKs Resolution on Public-Private Partnership School Construction Plan

by William J. Ford October 20, 2020December 21, 2021

From left: Drew-Freeman Middle School Principal Dallas Lee, Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Monica Goldson and Alvin Thornton, chair of the Prince George's County Public Schools Board of Education, pose for a photo on Aug. 31, the first day of the 2020-21 school year, at Drew-Freeman Middle School in Suitland. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Md. School Systems Urged to Reconsider In-Person Instruction

by William J. Ford September 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Daija Jeter (left) and Kristina Crawford pose after a diploma ceremony outside Suitland High School on Aug. 5. Both will attend historically Black institutions — Crawford at Bowie State University and Jeter at Morgan State University in Baltimore. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

Prince George’s Holds Mini-Celebrations for Class of 2020

by WI Guest Author August 6, 2020December 21, 2021

When school buildings reopen, strict preventative measures — including social distancing in the classroom and throughout buildings, face masks, hand-washing and more — will be in place. (PGCPS photo)

Education, Local

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: Reopening PGCPS Safely, Responsibly

by WI Webstaff July 15, 2020December 21, 2021

Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Monica Goldson announces on July 15 that no in-person education will be offered for the 2020-21 school year between Aug. 31 and Jan. 29.

Education, Local, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

PGCPS to Implement Distance Learning for Half the School Year

by William J. Ford July 15, 2020December 21, 2021

Adam Mendelson, communications director for Maryland State Education Association, Cheryl Bost, president of MSEA, Diamonté Brown, president of Baltimore Teachers Union and Tonya Sweat, Maryland PTA vice president of advocacy, participate in a July 14 virtual press conference on the upcoming fall semester for state schools.

Education, Local, William J. Ford

Maryland Educators, PTA Request Online, Virtual Learning for First Semester

by William J. Ford July 14, 2020December 21, 2021

One of schools CEO Monica Goldson's 2019-20 Blueprint investments focuses on schools with high numbers of students living in poverty who need additional support. (Courtesy of PGCPS)

Local

Goldson: ‘Confront and Challenge Our Own Biases’

by WI Guest Author June 3, 2020December 21, 2021

An employee at Crossland High School in Temple Hills waits for documentation to distribute a Google Chromebook to a student on April 2. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s Officials Review Education Budget Amid Complaint About Summer School Fees

by William J. Ford April 28, 2020December 21, 2021

Maryland schools Superintendent Karen Salmon speaks during an April 17 press conference in Annapolis to announce that state schools will remain closed through May 15 amid the global coronavirus pandemic, as Gov. Larry Hogan (second from right) looks on. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, William J. Ford

Maryland Public Schools to Remain Closed Through May 15

by William J. Ford April 17, 2020December 21, 2021

An employee at Crossland High School in Temple Hills waits for documentation to distribute a Google Chromebook to a student on April 2. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local, Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Technology Boost Aims to Help Prince George’s Students

by William J. Ford April 14, 2020December 21, 2021