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Sun, 02/24/2013
Parent Talk Live

Parent Talk Live radio host Dr. Michael Robinson interviews MarylandCAN Executive Director as they discuss MarylandCAN's community engagement and its impact on parental engagement in education advocacy efforts.

Listen to the full interview here.

Fri, 02/15/2013
The Launch Pad

Harry Washington, host of The Launch Pad cable television show, interviews Curtis Valentine about MarylandCAN's efforts to close the achievement gap in the state of Maryland.

Please watch full interview here.

Thu, 01/31/2013
WBAL 1090AM

Ten years after Maryland's charter school law was enacted, more than 200 student, parents and teachers from charter schools around the state were in Annapolis today to urge lawmakers to make changes to the charter school law.

The effort was organized by MarylandCAN, the Maryland Campaign for Achievement Now.

Sun, 01/13/2013
94.7 Fresh FM

MarylandCAN Executive Director Curtis Valentine interviewied about MarylandCAN's work, especially as it relates to our advocacy for changes in Maryland's charter school law.  

Listen to full interview here

Aired January 13, 2013, on "Fresh Perspectives" (94.7 Fresh FM) and streamed live at CBSDC.com.

Also aired January 15, 2013 on 1580 AM Gov.Biz Radio.

Sat, 12/22/2012
All News 99.1 WNEW

 Check out these soundbites from an interview with Curtis Valentine featuring him as "Hometown Hero of the Week" and highlighting the work he does with MarylandCAN

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Posted Wed, 03/13/2013 at 14:21

 This week, lawmakers are considering legislation that, if passed, would give Maryland students more freedom to succeed at the schools of their choice.

Posted Fri, 03/08/2013 at 12:33

 Maryland public school data have come to life like never before.

Posted Tue, 02/26/2013 at 12:55

Over the past few days, articles, blogs and other posts have highlighted the achievements of Maryland’s students when it comes to Advanced Placement exams. While we must certainly congratulate Maryland for once again achieving the nation's best performance on AP exams for the seventh year in a row, we must still acknowledge how far we have to go.

Posted Fri, 12/21/2012 at 11:17

Bring in the holiday season by reading this week’s sweetest tweets. Remember to follow us @MarylandCAN and our Executive Director Curtis Valentine @CurtisEveryDay for the daily update on Maryland ed reform.

Posted Fri, 12/14/2012 at 13:45

You guessed it! We have the sweetest tweets for this week, ready for your reading pleasure! Remember to follow us @MarylandCAN and our Executive Director Curtis Valentine @CurtisEveryDay for the daily scoop on Maryland ed reform.

Posted Fri, 12/07/2012 at 06:38

End your week off right by checking out the sweetest tweets from @MarylandCAN’s home feed! Remember to follow us @MarylandCAN and our Executive Director Curtis Valentine @CurtisEveryDay for the daily inside story on Maryland ed reform.

Posted Thu, 12/06/2012 at 14:52

 Check out the latest and greatest edu-news from around Maryland. Read our latest roundup below.

Posted Fri, 11/16/2012 at 13:15

Once again, we’re bringing you the latest and greatest sweet tweets from MarylandCAN’s home feed! Remember to follow us @MarylandCAN and our Executive Director Curtis Valentine @CurtisEveryDay for the daily inside story on Maryland ed reform.

Posted Fri, 11/16/2012 at 12:53

 Check out the latest and greatest edu-news from around Maryland. Read our latest roundup below.

Posted Fri, 11/09/2012 at 13:22

As our country embarks on another phase in the path to ensuring we all have an opportunity to pursue the American dream, our state must too move forward. We must think about how we give all Marylanders, especially our children, opportunities to lay the foundation for their dreams. With the publishing of Maryland High School Assessment (HSA) scores, we can clearly see that while many students are forging ahead in Maryland, there remains a need to move quickly to close our achievement gap.

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