Head Start

Over the past six years, Maryland has taken a balanced approach when it comes to fiscal policy — making responsible cuts to spending while prioritizing investments in jobs, opportunity, and a stronger middle class. Because of this balanced approach,...

Using a method similar to California's to fund early-childhood education, President Obama is proposing a tax hike for his "Preschool for All" plan in the budget presented to Congress. The proposed 94-cent hike on cigarettes is projected to generate more...

EJMS students compete in district National History Day event On March 16, a group of East Jessamine Middle School students traveled to Eastern Kentucky University to participate in the district National History Day competition. Middle- and high-school...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschool teachers scored low on a nutrition knowledge quiz and seemed to have unhealthy eating habits themselves, researchers found in a small study. "Kids are with these teachers 6 to 8 hours a day, five days a week," lead...

When President Obama talked in his State of the Union speech about the importance of early childhood education, he offered my cue to complete the last in a series of columns. It began with a column about The Infant, Toddler and Family Center of the...

West Middle FCCLA goes to state West Jessamine Middle School FCCLA had 10 students representing the school at the state FCCLA leadership conference in Louisville on March 25-27. The students participated in the business sessions to elect the new...

Needy senior citizens won’t get breakfast and poor children won’t get rides to pre-school under $2 million in Palm Beach County budget cuts approved Tuesday as a result of Congress failing to reach a budget deal. The county expects to lose...

Pay attention to your food To the editor: Food is a small word, but is has big meanings. It can be our friend or our enemy. It is colorful. It can be a fruit or a vegetable, dairy, fish, meat or nuts. It can be canned, boxed, frozen, fresh packed,...

A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...

The indiscriminate budget cuts known as “sequestration” will soon be felt in Maryland and in Washington County. Last week it was announced that air traffic control towers at the Hagerstown and Frederick airports will likely be closed. The...

Wilmore SMART winners Each grading period, homeroom teachers select two students who exemplify the SMART rules at Wilmore Elementary. The following students are the winners for the third nine weeks of the 2012-2013 school year: • Jenny Derr&...

We're still legislating and regulating private morality, while at the same time ignoring the much larger crisis of public morality in America. In recent weeks, Republican state legislators have decided to thwart the Supreme Court's 1973 decision in...