The latest from Liz Bowie
Trump tax bill could mean a lot more money for Maryland private school vouchers
Maryland could see an explosion of school voucher funding for students to attend schools now that President Donald Trump’s tax and policy bill passed.
Maryland social studies curriculum update reflects concerns about antisemitism
Maryland's rewrite was criticized at points for some of the initial changes and for leaving social studies teachers out of the process.
It’s not just late buses: Baltimore kids face serious safety risks
Baltimore students have been followed, harassed, assaulted and held up at gunpoint while crisscrossing the city on public transit to get to and from school.
‘Justice for the fruit man’: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, the well-known arabber fatally shot in Upton by police this week.
Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
Car crashes into tractor-trailer near Hanover Street Bridge after alleged carjacking
A man, who police say walked up to a car in Brooklyn with a rifle, ordered the driver out of the car and then sped away, later crashed in South Baltimore.
Founding editor Kimi Yoshino to leave The Banner for The Washington Post
Kimi Yoshino, who has led The Baltimore Banner for three and a half years as its first editor-in-chief, will leave to become a senior editor at The Washington Post.
Baltimore City College gets a bold, modern upgrade: See the renderings
The “Castle on the Hill” is slated for a face-lift that would wrap a back corner of the building in an austere modern facade.
Baltimore charter schools say they’re underfunded. State leaders seem to agree.
The ongoing dispute between Baltimore’s school system and its 31 charter schools came to another turning point this month.
Feds silent as Maryland pleads for $232 million in missing school money
Maryland is just one of the states that have submitted or resubmitted bills to the U.S. Department of Education.
Maryland lawsuit challenges federal threats to withhold education funding
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined attorneys general from 18 other states to sue the Trump administration.
Maryland schools won’t end diversity programs, despite Trump demands
Thursday's statement was carefully worded and didn’t contain the strong language coming from some states that openly defied the Trump administration.
For Maryland Catholics, Pope Francis opened doors: ‘People found this pope different’
Maryland Catholics, whether they had disagreements with the Catholic Church or not, remember Pope Francis as a humble priest who lifted up the needs and suffering of common people above all else.
Maryland schools plan to comply with federal DEI demands
Maryland schools are expected to send a letter to the federal education department saying they are complying with civil rights laws.
Baltimore City schools to ban cellphones with tough policy
The Baltimore City school board voted to ban cell phones during the school day beginning next school year, enacting one of the toughest policies in the region.
Baltimore City schools’ rainy day fund to cover $48 million in Trump cuts
Finances are sound enough to handle a significant hit from the federal government without creating a financial crisis, school officials said this week.
What Maryland’s Blueprint changes mean for schools
The outcome put some education advocates at ease, reassuring them that school system budgets — already stretched by inflation — won’t take as big a hit as they’d feared.
Baltimore schools to cut tutoring and more after Trump administration backtracks on funds
Thousands of city school students will immediately be effected by the federal cuts to education.
Maryland schools face ‘catastrophic’ loss of $418 million in federal funds
The U.S. Department of Education told Maryland education leaders that they will not reimburse schools for $418 million in funds they had already committed to giving them.
How a plan to make Maryland schools better is putting budgets in crisis
Three years in, the Blueprint has become synonymous with budget cuts, leaving school leaders reconsidering how they spend every dime.