LANHAM — The Prince George’s County Board of Education (BOE) decided to not to renew the charter for Turning Point Academy Public Charter School, but, the school will remain open for the 2019-2020 sc…
PGCPS breaks down FY 2020 Kirwan Commission funding
UPPER MARLBORO — A review of the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) budget at the Prince George’s County Council’s Education and Workforce Development Committee budget work session gave spe…
Turning Point Board of Directors delay vote on location change
LANHAM — The Turning Point Academy Public Charter School’s Governing Board of Directors held a board meeting to vote on whether to change the location of the school on April 11 but ended up not voting…
DuVal HS students survive nearly fatal car crash in Lanham
SEABROOK – Two teenage passengers involved in a severe car accident near DuVal High School on March 26 are in “critical but stable” condition at a local hospital as preliminary investigations show tha…
County Executive Alsobrooks supports Build to Learn Act
ANNAPOLIS — County Executive Angela Alsobrooks testified before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee in support of the Build to Learn Act of 2019, which would give Prince George’s County an extra …
BOE discusses school construction, approves heritage month
UPPER MARLBORO — The Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board of Education discussed the use of on-call architects, approved Arab-American Heritage Month and listened to comments from…
Goldson delivers State of School System address
CLINTON — When Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Interim CEO Monica Goldson came into her position in July of last year, she knew she had to do something different. The school system was a…
Turning Point Academy struggles continue, location of school in question
LANHAM — Turning Point Academy Public Charter School held a meeting with their Governing Board of Directors on Monday, Feb. 25 where one of the topics discussed was changing the location of the school…
Maryland moves forward with Kirwan Commission
HYATTSVILLE — The Maryland General Assembly considered the first phase of funding for The Kirwan Commission’s recommendations last week which would increase funding for Maryland schools by over $1 bil…