In recent weeks, county residents have perhaps driven by various yellow school buses displaying large, white banners reading “Stuff the Bus.”
Frederick County child care providers have until Friday to apply for federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan, through which the Biden administration released nearly $40 billion in relief for the industry.
A project that could add 550 homes to Frederick’s east side will be able to move forward despite concerns about what the new community could mean for schools in the area.
The Community Foundation of Frederick County and United Way of Frederick County are providing grants to support the Frederick County Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
The Frederick County Board of Education is supporting a transfer of $6.4 million into the school system’s salary and resource pool after receiving $20 million above maintenance of effort funding from the county for fiscal 2022.
Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) recently announced that an endowment has been created to fund future academic pursuits of the school's graduates.
Frederick County Public Schools has received four new grants, three of which will support the Food and Nutrition Services Department of FCPS.
Frederick County child care providers have until Friday to apply for federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan, through which the Biden…
A project that could add 550 homes to Frederick’s east side will be able to move forward despite concerns about what the new community could m…
The Community Foundation of Frederick County and United Way of Frederick County are providing grants to support the Frederick County Dolly Par…
The Frederick County Board of Education is supporting a transfer of $6.4 million into the school system’s salary and resource pool after recei…
Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) recently announced that an endowment has been created to fund future academic pursuits of the school's graduates.
Frederick County Public Schools has received four new grants, three of which will support the Food and Nutrition Services Department of FCPS.
Several new positions and resources for Frederick County Public Schools’ 2021-2022 school year will be funded through one-time federal grant money.
Frederick County Public Schools will host a summer program for students entering kindergarten to help with any learning loss caused by the COV…
Members of the Gov. Thomas Johnson High School senior class of 1970 are still helping out their school more than 50 years later.
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School will soon be home to an artificial turf field.
A $1,000 scholarship is available from the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association in partnership with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.
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Frederick County Public Schools recently launched a new series called “Vision 2020” to air on FCPS TV.
Olivia White, vice president for student life and dean of students at Hood College, will retire later this year after more than 27 years at the college.
Mount St. Mary’s University has added a new employee to its roster, hiring the school’s first-ever sports dietitian.
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A $400,000 grant to support Frederick County Public Schools students’ learning this summer was unanimously approved this week by the Frederick…
The Frederick County Public Schools fiscal 2022 budget is now in the hands of County Executive Jan Gardner (D) after the Frederick County Boar…
A group of students at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick is running a GoFundMe campaign and organizing a 24-hour livestream to rais…
Frederick County Farm Bureau is offering two scholarships to youth in the county.
After a somewhat quiet public hearing about the Frederick County Public Schools proposed fiscal 2022 budget Wednesday night, a school system s…
The Frederick County Board of Education has unanimously approved the superintendent’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget with one addition.
Non-public schools in Maryland will receive more than $35 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the governor's proposed education budget.
The Frederick County Public Schools fiscal 2022 budget contains large funding requests related to mental health and academic recovery, upholdi…
Frederick County Public Schools is facing a $34 million variance in its proposed fiscal 2022 budget after the COVID-19 pandemic reduced enroll…
Hood College received $25,000 from the Delaplaine Foundation to assist in renovating the third floor of Rosenstock Hall into the Delaplaine Fo…
The fiscal 2022 budget for Frederick County Public Schools is $26 million more than the fiscal 2021 spending plan despite a drop in student en…
Since the start of the school year, Hillcrest Elementary School students have received bags of carrots, radishes, cucumbers, lunchbox peppers …
A fund for future teachers has been established at Hood College in memory of Margaret Motter.
Frederick County education officials are hoping grant money from various sources will aid local students’ learning experiences as hybrid and d…
Brunswick Elementary School is scheduled to be rebuilt within the next three years to address growth in the area, but it is possible the new b…
Frederick will provide more than $440,000 in COVID-19 relief for Frederick County Public Schools as part of an agreement between the city and …
Frederick County Public Schools will receive more than $3 million in funds to help cover costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, accordin…
There is still little clarity on when the Frederick County Board of Education will make a decision on reopening schools, despite a lengthy con…
Frederick County Board of Education members appear ready to prioritize mental health in the fiscal 2022 budget based on discussions at Wednesd…
The Earth and Space Science Lab (ESSL) 2.0 Fund has been closed after years of inability to secure the money it aimed to collect.
Mount St. Mary’s University, in partnership with Frederick Community College and Montgomery Community College, has been awarded a grant from t…
Hood College has received funding to collaborate on a research project focusing on lobster larvae in Maine.
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