Harford County’s school board voted to appeal the state’s unprecedented decision overturning its ban of a young adult graphic novel, pushing the dispute into circuit court.

The Baltimore County Fire Department is still investigating the source of the odor at Perry Hall Middle School.

Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision to remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate for students to read.

Baltimore County had the most schools earning top marks on the Maryland School Report Card.

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For the sixth year, the Maryland State Department of Education will rate each school on a scale of one to five stars.

Roger Myers filed a lawsuit in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Baltimore County Public Schools and Superintendent Myriam Rogers, contending he officially retired effective July 1.

Eric Eiswert had sued Baltimore County Public Schools and Dazhon Darien after an audio clip made it sound like Eiswert made racist and antisemitic comments.

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.

Julian Jones wants a review of the events that led to “police officers pulling up on a kid with guns drawn.”

The false alarm was triggered by Omnilert, Baltimore County Public Schools’ gun detection system.

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.

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.

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.

A bumpy transition to a new payroll system has Baltimore County Public Schools staff on edge.

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.

A book ban in Harford County Public Schools was the Baltimore area’s first test of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act.

The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, a nonprofit committed to preserving the history of women, is dissolving.

Shoppers is closing its Essex, Westminster, New Carrollton and Waldorf stores.

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.”