Maryland gubernatorial candidates Wes Moore, Dan Cox agree education is key. Their approaches diverge vastly.

Dan Cox is courting voters who were frustrated by pandemic-era restrictions in their children’s schools, and picked a running mate who’s a conservative grassroots organizer behind the departure of a county school superintendent over her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Wes Moore has pledged to work with a broad section of organizations, including the state teachers’ union, and promises full funding for Maryland’s landmark educational reform and other initiatives. He chose as his campaign’s chief of staff a former principal and seasoned Baltimore City administrator with strong ties to the city school system.