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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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Rhonda Ulmer

Posted Mon, 07/30/2012 at 12:02

As many parents know, involvement in your child’s education goes beyond school hours and days. As parents, it’s essential to the success of your child. As parents we are given the opportunity every day to be involved in our child’s education. The statistics show parents that are involved in their child’s life do better in school. However, parent involvement happens both within and outside of school. Here is a list of ways parents can meaningfully engage in their child’s education within and beyond the school day in six core areas:

Posted Tue, 06/05/2012 at 18:48

MarylandCAN is thrilled to announce two new voices joining MarylandCAN in the critical conversation needed to advocate for education reform in Maryland: Beth McCracken-Harness and Rhonda Shackleford Ulmer, winners of our School Reform Blogging Fellowship competition!

The School Reform Blogging Fellowship is a new platform for students, teachers and parents to share their stories about how education reform is impacting their classrooms, schools and communities.

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