The University System of Maryland brings together 12 public institutions, with the University of Maryland, College Park as its flagship. Here is the full list and where each is based.
Maryland's public schools are run by 24 local school systems, one for each county plus Baltimore City, overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Opinion: a single statewide start date is a small piece of predictability for families, and the waiver process already gives districts a release valve.
A 2016 executive order set the school calendar: no classes before the Tuesday after Labor Day and the year ends by June 15. Here is what the rule says and how waivers work.
