As Monday evening became Tuesday morning in Annapolis, the 2018 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly came to a close. Thankfully, Agudath Israel’s efforts on behalf of Maryland’s Jewish day schools and their thousands of families saw...
Beginning in 2016 when there was a significant spike in crime across the community, Agudath Israel’s Rabbi Ariel Sadwin notified the office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan about the unfolding situation and maintained contact with top staff members in the...
With the 2017 session of the Maryland General Assembly nearing completion, the Legislature spent considerable time this week finalizing the state’s FY18 budget. Nonpublic schools fared well despite a session of highs and lows as the cherished funding programs became...
On Tuesday, December 13, Governor Larry Hogan came to Baltimore to join the Jewish day school community in celebrating the success of the BOOST scholarship program. The event was hosted at Bais Yaakov High School and drew a crowd of close to 700 people, comprised of...
After ten years of advocacy, nonpublic school families and supporters were pleased this Tuesday when the 2016 state budget passed by the Maryland General Assembly included a $5 million allocation for nonpublic school scholarships. This year’s effort began, like...
Last Friday, the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee voted Senate Bill 706, the Maryland Education Credit, on to the Senate floor. Beginning on Monday evening, senators from both sides of the aisle debated the finer points of the proposal and the general plight of...
