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‘We would like to slow down to go fast’: State delays math instruction requirement

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By Kate Ryan Verified
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By Kate Ryan The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to delay plans to require all school districts to include 60 minutes of math instruction for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools will now have until the fall of 2028 to implement the change. The push to increase the time dedicated to math instruction follows a year in which state test scores showed just 27% of students were proficient in math.
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‘We would like to slow down to go fast’: Maryland puts hold on math instruction requirement

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By Kate Ryan Verified
| WTOP News (Washington, DC) Verified
Maryland’s State Board of Education voted to delay plans to require all school districts to include 60 minutes of math instruction for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools will now have until the fall of 2028 to implement the change. The push to increase the time dedicated to math instruction follows a year in which state test scores showed just 27% of students were proficient in math.
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Montgomery Co. schools begin review that could lead to closures, boundary changes

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By Kate Ryan Verified
| WTOP News (Washington, DC) Verified
Montgomery County Public Schools has seen declining enrollment over the past year, and officials expect that trend to continue. That’s prompted school officials to study possible closings and consolidations of elementary and middle schools. According to an enrollment update included in a presentation at the MCPS Board of Education meeting on July 16, the student population for the 2026-27 school year is projected to reach 150,746 students.
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