The Somerset County Board of Education released a statement on April 14, 2026: The ACLU has decided to deceive the public by filing a bogus lawsuit and accused the Somerset County Board of Education of not producing MPIA requested documents under the law. On August 11, 2025 ACLU requested hundreds of pages of documents in a letter to the Somerset Board of Education. The letter is filled with bizarre and bogus allegations as is their copy/paste Press Release today: that Som

A new Maryland law was signed by Governor Moore on April 14, 2026 that will bring immediate changes to how the Somerset County Board of Education is structured, how it operates, and who has a voice at the table. House Bill 1428 , passed by the General Assembly and enacted as an emergency measure, takes effect right away. Among the most significant changes is the addition of student representation. Each public high school in Somerset County will now elect a student to serve as

A newly filed criminal case in Worcester County, Maryland alleges a years-long scheme in which a senior public school official diverted more than $118,000 in taxpayer-funded education dollars for personal use, raising broader concerns about financial oversight in local public school systems. According to charging documents, Denise Renee Shorts, a former Assistant Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer, and Title I grant coordinator for Worcester County Public Schools, is accu