Concerns about the reliability of the agency’s data emerged after The Banner questioned the growing number of child maltreatment fatalities in Maryland that had seemingly gone unnoticed by elected officials. Worry about the accuracy of human services data has widened since then.

As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment fatalities among the worst in the nation.

Top education officials want to overhaul how the subject is taught after years of poor test scores.

It was not immediately clear whether the suspects are fellow students.

Concerned. Disappointed. Terrified. Those are a few of the words high school students used to describe their reactions.

The school system’s budget is 9% larger than last year’s, despite warnings of state budget shortfall.

The state board of education wants a more public buy-in and consistent format for the exams.

School officials say the tool is closing learning gaps at record speed, even as literacy advocates raise concerns about screens.

Despite pressure from lawmakers, the Byrd family’s interactions with Child Protective Services remain confidential.

Five-year-old Zona Byrd’s parents face first-degree murder and child abuse charges.

A city sanitation worker died after being injured while on duty, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.

Five of the races are head-to-head matchups against candidates with visions for the school system that can differ dramatically.

A federal judge on Tuesday granted a University of Maryland student group’s request for an injunction — with a few conditions.

Greater Grace officials announced that they had selected an evangelical nonprofit, GRACE, to lead an independent investigation of sexual abuse in the church.

The East Baltimore-based church expects to select a firm in the next few weeks and anticipates the work could take up to six months. Pastor Robert Colban's empathetic tone Sunday marked a departure from the more defensive sermons delivered by another pastor in response to a Baltimore Banner series of articles.

Many former members of Greater Grace World Outreach flocked to the East Baltimore church Friday evening to protest leaders’ handling of allegations of child sex abuse — the subject of a Baltimore Banner investigation.

The Tanguay brothers, survivors of Greater Grace Church, recount their stories of abuse and how the church handled it.

“We are being attacked,” said Greater Grace church's head pastor, Thomas Schaller.

Accusations of child sex abuse extend to Greater Grace World Outreach's churches in Ghana. One family confronts church leaders, but discovers the primacy of the church's "brand."

A campfire confession exposes decades of child sex abuse claims at Baltimore megachurch — and inspires a group to seek justice for alleged victims.