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Report detailing sex abuse within Catholic Church of Baltimore to be released Wednesday
Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. on Tuesday approved the release of the report “as the Office of the Attorney General shall see fit.”
The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
Baltimore’s teen shooting surge strains mayor’s long-term approach to gun violence
Thirty-nine high school-age residents were shot and 11 died in the first three months of this year – the deadliest start to a year for Baltimore teens since at least 2015.
Messages of support and a photo of Izaiah Carter, a 16-year-old Patterson High School shot and killed in early March, can be seen on one of Forno Restaurant and Wine Bar’s sandwich boards. Carter had been an employee at the restaurant.
Homebuyer beware: Zillow often lists the wrong Baltimore schools
The real estate website pulls in GreatSchools ratings — often misleading homebuyers considering Baltimore City.
Are ratings on GreatSchools influencing the housing market?
Police arrest 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of Patterson High School student
Police arrested Roger Alexander Alvarado-Mendoza in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Izaiah Carter.
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and Mayor Brandon M. Scott host a press conference to provide an update in reference to the homicide investigation of 16-year-old Izaiah Carter on March 20, 2023.
Court rules against education advocates seeking more funding for Baltimore City schools
Education advocates hoping to secure more state funding for Baltimore City schools lost in the latest round of a nearly 30-year-old lawsuit.
Students sit together on a rug inside their Hampstead Hill Academy classroom on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
How Maryland’s top schools official is tackling poverty and the teacher shortage
Maryland’s State School Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury has become an activist in his new role, pushing legislation in a way that prior superintendents haven’t.
Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a state school board meeting on February 28, 2023.
Baltimore City school board votes to keep Collegiate School for Boys open
After a split vote a week ago, the city school board voted unanimously to give Collegiate School for Boys a second chance.
Baltimore City Public Schools bus.
Baltimore judge orders release of redacted investigation into Archdiocese of Baltimore sex abuse
Circuit Judge Robert Taylor Jr.’s order said he will hear arguments later on whether to release the entire report at a later date.
The entrance to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
Catholic Center located in Baltimore, Md., on December 2, 2022.
Broken boundaries: How private schools like Gilman handle sexual abuse by teachers
Like many independent schools, the all-boys school in North Baltimore fosters close relationships between students and teachers that have at times been exploited by abusers.
Exterior of Gilman School, an all-boys independent school in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
Following manhunt, David Linthicum apprehended, charged in shootings of 2 officers
The 24-year-old Cockeysville man faces a total of 11 counts in connection with the recent shootings of a police officer and a detective in separate incidents.
A SWAT team investigates a house on Warren Rd near Loch Raven Reservoir during a manhunt for 24-year-old Cockeysville resident David Emory Linthicum.
How violent neighborhoods threaten otherwise safe Baltimore schools
A rise in shootings within blocks of city high schools has rattled parents and students, who say they feel safe within school walls.
Scenes from inside of Edmondson Westside High School on January 13, 2023.
Recently fired Gilman School teacher arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Chris Bendann, who taught at the private school for boys in North Baltimore, was charged with rape and sexual abuse of a minor.
Exterior of Gilman School, an all-boys independent school in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
New AP African American studies curriculum won’t limit Baltimore-area teachers
Following criticism from conservative politicians in Florida, the College Board revised the curriculum to make some contemporary topics optional.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Maryland test scores: See how your school performed
In 196 schools in the Baltimore region, less than 5% of students passed the math test in at least one grade.
A student fills out an assignment for class inside Hampstead Hill Academy on Aug. 29, 2022.
Lawsuit alleges foster care children given psychiatric drugs without adequate oversight
Of the more than one-third of the foster children prescribed psychotropic drugs, half are given more than one drug, despite concerns by the medical community about the use of multiple psychotropic drugs by children, according to the complaint.
Photo collage showing brick office building, with medication blister pack floating over a boy’s silhouette.
Time’s up: Clock ticks for school board to decide fate of Baltimore County schools superintendent
Superintendent Darryl Williams has faced criticism over school bus delays and lagging academic performance. Now a newly elected school board must decide whether to stay the course or start over with a new leader.
Darryl L. Williams, Superintendent of the Baltimore County Public School System, listens during the Board of Education’s bi-weekly meeting at the Greenwood Campus on 8/23/22.
Fight at Lansdowne High School sends student to hospital
A stabbing at Lansdowne High School on Tuesday afternoon is under investigation.
Breaking News alert
Federal court rules that UMMS discriminated against a transgender man
A transgender man scheduled a hysterectonmy at a Catholic hospital in Towson and was told the night before the surgery it couldn't be performed because it went against the hospital's Catholic ethics.
St. Joseph Medical Center has a new program to train more nurses at the Community College of Baltimore County to work at the hospital (there's a giant national and local nurse shortage).
Some residents want recall of Columbia Association board members
At a press conference Monday, some called for residents in five villages to sign a petition asking the village councils to recall their elected leaders immediately.
Larry Walker of Howard County holds a sign while speakers speak during a press conference in Downtown Columbia Lakefront, Monday, January 2, 2023.
Are snow days a thing of the past for Maryland students?
More Maryland districts eye remote learning as an alternative to bad weather-days that can cut into spring break or extend the school year.
A picture of a vehicle window from the perspective of someone inside the vehicle, looking out. The window is covered in rain and melting frost, with a rearview mirror in the photo and an icy landscape beyond.
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