The announcement came amid criticism of his leadership style and a looming board decision about whether to seek a new leader.

Two speakers said the Gifted and Talented/Advanced Academics program lacks sufficient staffing and the challenging curriculum needed for a program in which nearly a third of students participate.

Superintendent Darryl Williams has faced criticism over school bus delays and lagging academic performance. Now a newly elected school board must decide whether to stay the course or start over with a new leader.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. called the proposed budget “unrealistic,” while Superintendent Darryl Williams said it’s still early in the budget process.

The debate follows the prior school board’s efforts to dump an auditor who questioned its practices.

Experts said the airline's dominance at the airport will likely remain, but expect other changes.

Andrea Barr accused board members of retaliation and unlawfully voting not to renew her contract.

Maryland students selected as Young Arts finalists have an array of talents, from songwriting and singing to dance and writing.

The school board’s new chair and vice chair, Jane Lichter and Robin Harvey, seem eager to set a more collaborative tone at board meetings. But both said it was too early to say whether Superintendent Darryl Williams’ contract should be renewed next year.

Melanie Perreault’s appointment comes a week after it was announced that President Kim Schatzel was leaving to become president of the University of Louisville.

Although Baltimore County Police have said the threats are unsubstantiated, their announcements of increased police presence and an unfinished investigation haven’t been much comfort.

Lichter succeeds Julie Henn as chair, while Harvey replaces Rod McMillion as vice chair. The two new leaders both had the backing of the teachers union in the Nov. 8 election.

School system officials in a memo attributed the withholding issues to an “inadvertent error” made by the vendor that processes payroll and other business services.

The board will elect a new chair, welcome five newly elected members and prepare to say goodbye to four appointees stepping down soon.

Towson University President Kim Schatzel is leaving the university for a new job as president of the University of Louisville.

Richard Vatz, a professor at TU for 41 years, says he tends to want to help conservative groups because there’s ‘so much anti-conservatism in higher education.’ But he said he told Turning Point members that their remarks were inappropriate and that he would quit as their advisor if they continued.

School board candidates Maggie Litz Domanowski and Brenda Hatcher-Savoy cemented their wins after the Baltimore County Board of Elections finished counting mail-in and provisional ballots late Friday.

A week after the Baltimore county executive announced ridding the chief of police, his office named Col. Dennis J. Delp to be the interim chief of police for Baltimore County Police Department.

Police increased their presence at Towson High School on Friday after a threat of a mass shooting was sent to members of the school community.

A coalition of Baltimore County community groups met Tuesday in Randallstown to brainstorm ways to help Black students succeed and hold school leaders accountable if they fail.