Some schools saw an increase in violent incidents this year, but not always in the predictable places
Although violent incidents in Baltimore County schools rose this year, some large districts that had invested in alternative, less punitive forms of discipline saw their suspensions decrease.
Running out of time: Baltimore City and County school systems scramble to hire 1,200 teachers
School officials in Baltimore City and County are scrambling to fill 1,200 teaching positions before students return to the classroom Aug. 29, 2022. Officials attribute the shortage to plenty of available jobs nationwide, the pandemic, the financial challenges of getting a master’s in education, and the demands of being a teacher.
Voters cast ballots for Baltimore City school board race for the first time
Eight candidates are vying for the first time for two seats on the Board of School Commissioners. Four candidates will win places in the primary in the nonpartisan race.
Baltimore City voters get first chance to elect two candidates for school board on Tuesday
Baltimore City residents will have their first opportunity to elect two candidates for the school board. Here's the choice.
The best gardens in Baltimore
Even as Liz Bowie works patiently and waits for plants to grow in her home garden, she visits other gardens that fill her with ideas and joy
Maryland curbs use of seclusion, restraint for misbehaving students
The long-standing practice of seclusion will be banned in Maryland's public schools when a new state law takes effect on July 1, but seclusion will still be allowed in private schools funded with public tax dollars.
Baltimore County superintendent’s future remains uncertain. And so does the board’s.
The fate of Superintendent Darryl Williams remains a closely guarded secret among a divided school board a week after calls for dismissal.
Baltimore city residents are frustrated with the state of schools, poll finds
About 57% of residents disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job CEO Sonja Santelises is doing.
Sonja Santelises has a shot at making real progress in city schools. Will she stay long enough to make it happen?
This summer Baltimore City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises will become the longest serving school leader in the city since 1988. Five police chiefs and four mayors have come and gone since she began her job in July 2016. Now the biggest question is, will she stay long enough to turn the system around?
Baltimore County school board under pressure to get rid of superintendent by next summer
School board plans closed-door meeting about personnel issues, and Superintendent Darryl Williams is not invited
A teacher’s year of broken rhythms
Frustrated educators still waiting for a “return to normalcy.”
Wes Moore says his Baltimore education business was a success. The reality is much more complicated.
Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore sought to address the difficult challenge of helping young people transition to college when he founded BridgeEdU in 2014. But universities that hired the company say the programs were expensive and not as effective as they'd hoped. BridgeEdU was sold and its programs shuttered in 2019.