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.”

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.

State leaders highlighted how students fared on the exam known as the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, or MCAP.

After a summer of vacations and late nights, it’s time to set those back-to-school alarms.

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.

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 City Public Schools, the complaint says, knew its schools were hostile places for Jewish students.

The raise is less than what teachers initially bargained for, but a reprieve for the more than 9,000 educators represented by the union.

Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School was approved by the board, but does not yet have a charter agreement to open in Baltimore County.

To better understand how Baltimore County schools arrived at this impasse, The Banner reviewed the public records for each year leading to this point, including a comparison of how raises have been handled.

Saving money, damages to devices and concerns from the community were reasons why some Baltimore County Public Schools students won't get laptops next year.

The policy marks a significant shift from the school system’s approach to technology being widely available and equitable, even at home.

A parent, an attorney and an educator weigh the court’s ruling and what it could mean for the rest of the nation.

Maryland’s school board changed state regulations to align with a law that prevents removing books from school libraries without due process.

Sharon Saroff advocates for special education students in Baltimore County — sometimes with attitude.