Ian Pope is an alternative education paraprofessional and coach of the junior varsity boys basketball team at Reservoir High School in Howard County. “We have to reach each student where they are and help raise them up to be where they need to be for success. “ — Ian Pope If you’ve ever driven a car you have noticed […]
THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Maryland Senate Poised to Pass the Fix the Fund Constitutional Amendment The Maryland Senate is scheduled to vote on the Fix the Fund Act, Senate Bill 1122, on Monday and move it one step closer to placing a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November 2018. The bill was amended in […]
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage and overtime pay for certain eligible employees. Under FLSA, employees who do not fall within the executive, administrative, and professional category are non-exempt employees who must be paid minimum wage and overtime pay for hours over 40 in a work week. […]
As a volunteer in a community soup kitchen, Kyle Zimmer asked the children to bring in their favorite book. One little boy brought in a phone book — it was the only book in his house. The others came empty-handed, because there were no books at all in their homes. Zimmer started bringing as many books as […]
Bipartisan Blueprint Legislation Passed With Support of Majority of Republican Legislators This afternoon, Gov. Hogan allowed SB 1030, legislation to begin implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, to go into law without his signature. He also released $255 million in additional education funding passed in a bipartisan budget. That funding is the first part of […]