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The latest from Kristen Griffith
Baltimore County schools to retrain staff after AI gun-detection system flub
Baltimore County Public Schools officials say a retraining is in order after police drew guns on a Kenwood High School student whose bag of chips was mistaken for a gun.
Baltimore County councilman calls for review of school’s AI gun-detection system
Julian Jones wants a review of the events that led to “police officers pulling up on a kid with guns drawn.”
Baltimore County school’s AI gun detection system mistook a bag of chips for a weapon
The false alarm was triggered by Omnilert, Baltimore County Public Schools’ gun detection system.
What does it take to root out fraud in Maryland’s biggest school districts?
Montgomery County’s Inspector General is the only office of its kind in Maryland that acts as a watchdog for its county school system. That could soon change.
Art teachers sue Baltimore City schools, nonprofit for missing pay
The teachers, employed through Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, allege they haven’t been paid for work they did months ago, putting them behind on rent and car payments.
How a big red school bus could blur the line between church and state
LifeWise Academy is seeking to introduce Christian education programs in three Maryland school districts, with support in Harford County and efforts underway in Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties.
It’s payday. Baltimore County teachers are worried about their checks.
A bumpy transition to a new payroll system has Baltimore County Public Schools staff on edge.
Which positions were cut from Baltimore County schools? The system’s answer is vague.
Baltimore County Public Schools cut more than 400 positions last school year, with most coming from inside the schools. But the system has offered few specifics.
Harford County schools’ book ban tests state law
A book ban in Harford County Public Schools was the Baltimore area’s first test of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act.
Maryland women’s history losing its keeper as heritage center fades away
The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, a nonprofit committed to preserving the history of women, is dissolving.
Shoppers to close four grocery stores in Maryland
Shoppers is closing its Essex, Westminster, New Carrollton and Waldorf stores.
Censure of Baltimore County school board member ‘defies reason,’ state rules
Baltimore County school board member Maggie Litz Domanowski said the state disagreed with the board’s decision to censure her for “rude and disrespectful conduct.”
20 Baltimore County schools improve by double-digits on state test
Twenty schools improved by double-digits on either English or math scores in the county. And results for two nationally recognized schools show they are living up to the hype.
Maryland sees a reading rebound, though ‘alarming’ math gap looms large
State leaders highlighted how students fared on the exam known as the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, or MCAP.
Maryland official says start your school routines now. Here’s what to do about sleep.
After a summer of vacations and late nights, it’s time to set those back-to-school alarms.
Calvert County is in the throes of a conservative takeover of its schools
The all-white, six-member Calvert County school board’s policy removal is the latest in what some see as right wing actions by conservatives who join Maryland’s nonpartisan school boards.
A queer author moved to Maryland to dodge discrimination. Book bans have followed.
Author Saundra Mitchell, 51, has been fighting back against book restrictions — in protests at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., and in the pages of her stories.
Baltimore schools ignored antisemitism complaints, ADL alleges
Baltimore City Public Schools, the complaint says, knew its schools were hostile places for Jewish students.
Baltimore County schools agree to new pay raise deal with teachers
The raise is less than what teachers initially bargained for, but a reprieve for the more than 9,000 educators represented by the union.
New bilingual Baltimore County charter school won’t open this fall
Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School was approved by the board, but does not yet have a charter agreement to open in Baltimore County.