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Myriam Yarbrough will be the next superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Baltimore County school board selects Myriam Yarbrough as next superintendent
Yarbrough currently serves as the deputy superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools and was the only finalist who works in the school system.
The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
What to know about the Baltimore County schools superintendent finalists
The board is expected to pick a new leader for Baltimore County Public Schools as soon as Tuesday.
The Baltimore County Board of Education’s logo as seen the wall during their bi-weekly meeting at the Greenwood Campus on 8/23/22.
Deputy superintendent among finalists for Baltimore County schools chief
The Baltimore County school board has narrowed the superintendent search to four finalists.
The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
Former Baltimore County schools human resources director sues over firing
Shiria Anderson, who worked for the system between August 2021 and early December, outlined in court documents what she claims to be retaliation by the superintendent over decisions Anderson made in the course of her job.
The sign near the entrance to the Baltimore County Board of Education’s Greenwood Campus on 8/18/22.
Baltimore County to restart process to fill vacant school board seat
The governor’s office still hasn’t said why the final seat on the board hasn’t been filled.
Sheares Ashby, the new president of University of Maryland Baltimore County, poses for a portrait on Campus, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
UMBC’s new president, a rare Black woman leading a college, wants to make campus a model for inclusion
Valerie Sheares Ashby will be inaugurated Thursday in front of the campus community and Gov. Wes Moore as the sixth president of UMBC.
Golden Ring Middle School, Rosedale, MD., March 31, 2023.
Baltimore County begins process to close Golden Ring Middle School following months of confusion
Baltimore County Public Schools on Tuesday began the process to close Golden Ring Middle School, despite operating for months as though the closure decision was final.
Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Executive, speaks at a press conference announcing a package of foundational legislative reforms to expand access to new housing opportunities as well as address community concerns in Baltimore County.
Baltimore County executive’s $4.9 billion budget proposes teacher raises, free community college
Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s proposed budget would give Baltimore County schools most, but not all, the funds the system requested.
Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski to announces Police Chief Selection, County Council, Robert McCullough inside of the  Baltimore County Historic Courthouse, in Towson, Friday, April 7, 2023.
Once the only African American on his shift. Now he’s set to become Baltimore County’s first Black police chief.
Robert McCullough was a 35-year veteran of the department before retiring as a colonel and operations bureau chief in 2021.
The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
Baltimore County’s school board will be missing a member when it hires a superintendent
The governor appointed three new members to the school board but chose not to pick a recommended candidate for the final open seat.
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Baltimore County had a chance to spread diversity among schools. They missed it.
Vocal opposition from Carroll Manor elementary parents, and map options that barely moved the needle, kept school district diversity at status quo.
The Attorney General’s office released the Catholic Church Investigation papers.  List of names.
Archdiocese of Baltimore investigation reveals some new details
The filings kept on a handful of priests were known as “The Bad Boy Files,” 32 names were not to include on the church's credibly accused list, and colluding with the Archdiocese of Washington were revealed in the investigation.
Golden Ring Middle School, Rosedale, MD., March 31, 2023.
Is Golden Ring Middle School closing? Baltimore County schools won’t confirm its fate.
Confusion is brewing over what will happen to the Rosedale school. A Baltimore County Public Schools will only say it’s being “repurposed.”
An adult walks a child to the front of a school building.
What Baltimore County parents and teachers want in their next schools superintendent
It’s clear the Baltimore County Public Schools community wants the system’s new leader to be a lot different from the current one.
Photo collage showing silhouette of young forlorn boy, school desks, and therapist taking notes on clipboard.
A Maryland school district stopped excusing therapy appointments. Parents were enraged.
Allegany County’s school system blames one provider for what it calls excessive absences and unsafe transportation to appointments.
James Matamoros teaches his fifth grade class at Berkshire Elementary School on March 3, 2023.
Maryland is rapidly adding community schools. But are they working?
The community school model has grown exponentially in Maryland. But even some of the strongest supporters acknowledge that the rapid growth comes with some downsides.
6/10/22—Ash Tough, 13, holds a Pride flag up in front of Northwest Middle School in Taneytown.
A Maryland bill could change who controls what’s taught in schools
What started as a health education bill could end up giving the Maryland schools superintendent broad power to withhold funding from school districts who don't follow curriculum guidance.
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3 reasons Baltimore City and Baltimore Co. schools were rated lowest in the region
A closer look at Maryland School Report Card data helps answer why Baltimore City and Baltimore County schools performed so poorly.
Lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
New Maryland school ratings are out. Baltimore City and county performed among the worst.
In the first update to Maryland School Report Card ratings since 2019, Baltimore City and county schools performed worst in the region.
School administrators work hard to ensure that the thousands of means consumed by students across the district comply with the strict nutrional guidelines imposed by the federal government to establish healthy eating habits at a young age.
Baltimore County schools expect to feed kids for free next school year
The school system expects a federal program will allow them to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.
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