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The latest from Liz Bowie
Marylandโs messiest school district gets its dirty laundry aired
Somerset Countyโs school board accused its superintendent of insubordination. She said the board chair threatened her before she left town.
Maryland names 7 Blue Ribbon schools after feds end national awards
Maryland had ended its program after the 2019-2020 school year but will now resurrect it.
Somerset County school board retreats online after heated meetings
The boardโs decision came after two meetings in which a parent was escorted out of the room after forcefully questioning the board and raising his voice.
Baltimore Banner names Audrey Cooper, experienced newsroom executive, to top editing job
Audrey Cooper helped usher the countryโs most listened-to public radio station and the San Francisco Chronicle through integral change.
Howard, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City educators finalists for Marylandโs top teacher
The Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced at a dinner on Sept. 26.
Maryland students struggle with math, leaving a generation in trouble
From wealthy suburbs to rural hillsides, Maryland public school students on average arenโt great at math.
5 things to know about Somerset Countyโs education fight
Itโs about more than trying to remove the school district superintendent.
Federal education officials investigating Baltimore schools for antisemitism
An ADL complaint alleged that Baltimore school officials ignored incidents of antisemitic discrimination and harassment.
State warns Eastern Shore school district seeking to oust superintendent
Maryland's schools leader says they could withhold funding or seek to remove school board members if Somerset County tries to oust its superintendent.
Baltimore schools ignored antisemitism complaints, ADL alleges
Baltimore City Public Schools, the complaint says, knew its schools were hostile places for Jewish students.
How a MAGA school board takeover roiled an Eastern Shore county
After a MAGA-aligned majority took control of Somerset County's school board, they tried to get rid of librarians and fire the superintendent. The community pushed back.
Baltimore Police investigating pornographic school board interruption as hate crime
In an email Wednesday, the Baltimore City school system apologized to the community after the pornographic interruption.
Long bus rides limit studentsโ school choices, Hopkins study finds
Baltimore high school students are less likely to pick a school โ even the cityโs best โ if they face a long trip on Marylandโs unreliable transit system.
Who will be Baltimoreโs next school leader? It may take nine months to find out.
The board is expected to be interviewing candidates this fall with a new CEO hired by April.
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 Trumpโs 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.
Itโs 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.
โJustice for the fruit manโ: Hundreds rally for arabber fatally shot by Baltimore police
More than 300 people rallied in Upton on Friday evening to demand justice for Bilal โBJโ 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 Tuesdayโs 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.
