Citation: Callahan, P. (2024, October 31). Let’s not give the game away – teacher career ladders need a timeout. Maryland Matters . Retrieved from https://marylandmatters.org/2024/10/31/lets-not-give-the-game-away-teacher-career-ladders-need-a-timeout/.

Link: https://marylandmatters.org/2024/10/31/lets-not-give-the-game-away-teacher-career-ladders-need-a-timeout/ 

Citation: Jallad, M. (Producer). (2024, May 14). Pillar 2 of Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future. [Television Broadcast]. Prince George’s Community Television. https://t.co/LIPujQqiLH

Link: https://t.co/LIPujQqiLH 

Special Segment on Pillar 2 of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future begin at 15:30

Citation: Ford, W. (2024, April 11). Academia willing to help with blueprint education reform plan. Maryland Matters.

“The teacher career ladder is one of the scariest components of the Blueprint because it has the possibility to transform teaching,” Pamela Callahan, a co-author of the document who received her doctorate in January on education policy, said in an interview Wednesday at the University of Maryland. “It also has the possibility to transform the profession into something where teachers are growing both in their responsibility and their autonomy.”

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Citation: Mullings, N. (2023, October 2). 5 Tips for Responding to Book Challenges. Maryland Today. 2024, https://today.umd.edu/5-tips-for-responding-to-book-challenges

One of the single most important things a parent or community member can do during a book challenge is to read the book,” Callahan said. “You’ll have first-hand knowledge about the book’s content and context and whether the premise for the book challenge is warranted.”

“It's important for students to explore diverse ideas and see a variety of characters and topics in their reading material. We need to be prepared to have conversations that may be uncomfortable but that help young people understand a complicated world,” said Callahan. “Yet there are times when you want a book challenge process and possible removal. For example, if I saw 'Fifty Shades of Grey’ in my niece’s elementary school library, I would be thankful for the opportunity to raise a concern.”