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Community members can sound off at two public meetings ahead of a Jan. 14 vote on the closure recommendations.

Andre Gao conceded to opponent Meg Ricks over the weekend, but two races remain too close to call.

There have been lawsuits about police conduct. What isn’t widely known is this message from the court system in Worcester County — screw up here, and you won’t be going home anytime soon.

In the District 1 race for Howard County school board, Meg Ricks moved into the lead over her opponent, newcomer Andre Gao.

A handshake between a matriculating senior and former superintendent Michael Martirano lasted mere seconds, but is now the subject of a potentially costly lawsuit for the Howard County Board of Education.

In Anne Arundel County’s school board race, four of the seven board members appeared to have won re-election, ensuring the county’s superintendent will likely continue to have the board’s support.

In two races, candidates lead by just a few dozen votes.

Both candidates are endorsed by Republican groups in the nonpartisan race.

About 80,000 students ride the bus in Baltimore County, and the system has nearly 1,000 buses.

The strife is a window into the growing pains after redrawing school attendance boundaries — something Baltimore County does frequently.

The culture wars infiltrating public schools all over the country are creeping into Maryland. That’s became especially apparent in this race.

The order follows murder charges against a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record.

Howard County Public Schools has joined a local and national and national movement to crack down on students’ phone use in classrooms.

The Howard County Board of Education met publicly for the first time since a 17-year-old student at Howard High School was charged with the murder of a 26-year-old man.

Partisan politics are creeping into Maryland school board races.

The new rule comes a week after a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record was charged with first-degree murder.

Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Carroll County school board.

The bacteria infecting children right now, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, typically triggers a spike in pneumonia cases in children every 3-7 years. However, like so many other things, the COVID pandemic disrupted the cycle.

Howard County School Superintendent Bill Barnes said the school district did not know until a bail hearing what the extent of the teenager’s offenses were.

Howard County Schools’ superintendent reassured the school community that safety and finding answers are his first priorities after the arrest of a Howard High School student in the shooting death of a Baltimore man.