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(l to r) Candidate running for the Baltimore City School Board are April Christina Curley, Ashley Esposito, Salimah Jasani and Kwame Kenyatta-Bey.
4 candidates vie for 2 seats in Baltimore city’s first school board election
The school board is now all appointed, but city voters next month will get their first chance to elect school board members.
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Hate-filled graffiti found at Baltimore School for the Arts
The Baltimore School for the Arts is trying to identify and discipline the person who is scrawling graffiti defined as hate speech on the boys bathroom walls.
Berol Dewdney, a Baltimore City Public Schools teacher, was named Maryland Teacher of the Year on Oct. 6, 2022.
Baltimore City pre-K teacher wins Maryland Teacher of the Year award
Berol Dewdney, a nine-year veteran teacher at The Commodore John Rodgers School in East Baltimore, was chosen for the award from a field of seven finalists and will go on to compete for national Teacher of the Year honors.
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Police search Howard County’s River Hill High School after caller reports threat, find no danger
Howard County police found no evidence of danger to students at Howard County's River Hill High School after a threat was called in shortly before 2 p.m.
An illustration of John Clauser, one of the Nobel Prize in Physics winners for 2022. The illustration in black and gold on a white background shows a smiling white man with a crew neck shirt.
Baltimore Poly grad John Clauser wins Nobel Prize in physics
Clauser, a 1960 Poly grad, would spend time in his father’s lab at Johns Hopkins.
Students stand together by their lockers inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
Some Baltimore City students still aren’t vaccinated against childhood diseases. It could become a costly problem for the district.
Students are now being excluded from schools for failure to get childhood vaccinations, even though free vaccine appointments are hard to find for uninsured families.
A student raises her hand to get the teacher’s attention inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
Baltimore City teachers, prospects say hiring and certification processes make it difficult to get hired
Baltimore City desperately needs teachers, but the hiring process is frustrating to prospective educators, some of whom say they are leaving the city for the county.
Students in classroom, reading book, with parent, and COVID vaccine
Majority of Marylanders in Goucher Poll support public schools teaching about race, COVID mandates
A wide majority of Maryland residents say public schools should teach about racism in our institutions, according to Goucher College poll.
Silhouette of teen in front of office building and family house
Maryland foster children are being kept overnight in hotels and downtown office buildings
“These children are often abused or neglected and this is how the state is choosing to raise them,” one attorney said.
Students get ready for the first day of school at Randallstown High School, September 2022.
Randallstown High School football player dies after medical emergency during practice
The name of the student-athlete as well as the circumstances surrounding the death remain unknown at this time.
A student raises his hand to get his teacher’s attention inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
Baltimore City teachers love their students, but a quarter may leave, survey finds
A Fund for Educational Excellence survey of more than 400 teachers shows about half of Baltimore City school teachers are satisfied with their jobs and are motivated to stay because of the obligation they feel for their students. On the other hand, nearly a quarter said they weren't sure they would return after this school year, and they cited paperwork and student behavior as two reasons.
A major police presence at Mergenthaler vocational high school following a reported shooting.
Student, 17, shot and killed during dismissal at Mervo High School in Baltimore, police report
The victim was identified Saturday as 17-year-old Jeremiah Brogden, a Mervo student and athlete. Police said a 17-year-old has been formally charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bail.
The exterior of M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, in South Baltimore.
Baltimore City school police officers earned $1.8M in overtime, additional pay while providing security for other agencies in pandemic year
Nearly two dozen officers each earned more than $100,000 in hourly pay and overtime combined from October 2020-October 2021 by staffing Orioles and Ravens games and working at city pools and after-school events.
A student fills out an assignment for class inside Hampstead Hill Academy on Aug. 29, 2022. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
‘This school year will be a very great school year’: Students, teachers happy to return to classes in Baltimore after challenging 2 years
The smiling faces of students, teachers and staff reflected the joy of being back to school, with fewer of the masks, protocols and fears that marked the first two years of the pandemic.
An adult walks a child to the front of a school building.
It’s back to school for Baltimore-area students. Will this new school year finally feel normal?
Students from Baltimore City and Baltimore County are hoping for a return to normalcy when classes resume on Monday, but schools are still struggling with teacher shortages and COVID concerns.
Roah Hassan, Student Member of the Baltimore County Board of Education, listens during their bi-weekly meeting at the Greenwood Campus on 8/23/22.
Maryland’s highest court ruled in favor of a student school board member in Howard County. Now students plan to push for full voting rights
Maryland’s student school board members have become increasingly vocal about the limits on their voting authority, lobbying for more voting rights.
Testing Sign at school
Only about 1 in 3 Maryland students pass state’s science test in fifth and eighth grades
Only a third of Maryland's fifth and eighth graders scored proficient on the state's new science test, which are the first test results since 2019.
Noah Godfrey takes a moment to rest on a bench with his mother, Sunday Stilwell, in Glasgow Regional Park in Delaware.
Maryland kids in distress are being kept in emergency departments for weeks, months
The longer kids stay in hospitals, physicians and administrators say, the more that their mental health deteriorates, and the more that limited and costly emergency-room resources are shifted away from other patients with critical needs.
A deer in the grounds of Lake Roland Park in Baltimore County.
No exaggeration, deer are everywhere in the Baltimore area
As part our “Better Baltimore” series, we explored Maryland’s relationship with its deer populations and the complexities involved in curbing their numbers.
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Unlike surrounding areas, Baltimore City doesn’t have a nurse in every school
Baltimore City's health department is struggling to provide a nurse for every city public school.
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