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Parents may barely have heard of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, but the expansive changes to public education are already shaping their children’s lives in school.
Maryland education reform kicks into high gear this school year. It’s getting sticky.
Parents may barely have heard of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, but the expansive changes to public education are already shaping their children’s lives in school.
Eighth grader Bria Shah slides a cellphone into a Yondr pouch, a device Hampstead Hill Academy uses to lock up students’ phones during the school day.
More Maryland schools are locking up cellphones and banning them from class
Across the Baltimore region, schools are joining a national trend cracking down on kids’ phone use.
What happens when your AP test gets lost? Baltimore County students are finding out
Students were told they can either retake the three-hour exam or get a refund.
___ works on an assignment in reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Schools throughout the state are beginning to shift toward using a phonics style of instruction for reading, which is also known as “the science of reading.”
Maryland third graders who aren’t reading well would be held back under new rule
The policy could result in thousands of third graders being held back, but some research shows it could work.
Maryland has the second highest number of cases of Listeria, a bacterial infection that can cause flu-like symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
CDC says Maryland has at least 5 cases of listeria
Two people died of listeria in Illinois and New Jersey.
Baltimore Teachers Union President Diamonté Brown called for public input in the school system’s search for a CEO next year.
Baltimore teachers and principals want transparency in search for new schools CEO
The Baltimore City school board needs to find a CEO next year. It’s not saying much about how that’ll happen.
Harford County’s school board approved a new Advanced Placement African American studies course in July after rejecting it last month.
Is African American studies ‘divisive’? This school board changed its mind
Previously, some Harford County school board members said they believed the African American studies course was too political and didn’t include enough positive history.
A yearslong legal battle over control of Maryland’s PTA chapter could result in more than $1 million in legal fees and squandering member dues.
Nasty fight over Maryland’s renegade PTA chapter could cost $1 million
A yearslong legal battle over control of Maryland’s PTA chapter could result in more than $1 million in legal fees and squandering member dues, real estate and other assets in pursuit of the case.
All three new school board members, who were interviewed by a board that advised the mayor on who to hire, have children in the school system and two have extensive backgrounds in education, including as teachers.
Leadership of Baltimore City schools will be decided, in part, by these 3 people
All three new school board members have children in Baltimore City Public Schools system and two are former teachers.
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury, state school board president Clarence Crawford and school board vice president Josh Michael at a press conference in August.
Maryland’s former superintendent quietly resigned. Where is he headed?
Board of education officials acknowledged for the first time that the embattled former chief of schools has left the state.
“If you don’t set ambitious goals, you’re never going to reach them," said Carey Wright, Maryland's Superintendent of Schools.
Maryland is spending billions more on education. Here’s what leaders want in return.
“If you don’t set ambitious goals, you’re never going to reach them," said Carey Wright, Maryland's Superintendent of Schools.
An empty hallway full of lockers inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
What a fight over $1.9 million in pay says about training for veteran teachers
Baltimore City teachers were submitting 60 course credits — the equivalent of two masters degrees — in a year. Something seemed fishy.
Staff and students walk through the hallways of the Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High School, where efforts to boost attendance have received mayoral recognition.
How Baltimore is getting vulnerable students back in school and across the stage
Since the pandemic, Baltimore City schools have poured resources into getting kids to school every day and to graduation. And it’s working.
The Baltimore City school board gave Sonja Santelises an unusually short contract.
Baltimore City schools will keep its CEO — but not for long
Just before the last day of school, Sonja Santelises and Baltimore's school board finally struck a deal for her to stay.
Kate Locke Jones, a seventh grade English teacher poses for a portrait inside of her classroom at Hampstead Hill Academy, May 22, 2024.
A Baltimore educator’s family tragedy refocused her teaching on mental health
It’s difficult for teachers to balance catching students up academically and attending to their mental health. Kat Locke-Jones may have cracked the code.
Baltimore City College is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.
City College students headed to UB after school board approves move
After an onslaught of support for Baltimore City College, the city school board approved a plan to allow students to move to the University of Baltimore for three years during the renovation of the high school’s century-old building.
Baltimore City College students thought they would be moving to the University of Baltimore during renovations. Those plans are now up in the air.
City College students thought they were moving to UB. Now that’s up in the air.
The sudden uncertainty has caused an uproar among students and parents.
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel was a teacher at Severna Park Elementary School in Anne Arundel County.
Severna Park Elementary teacher accused of sex abuse
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel, 44, was arrested Thursday.
The Baltimore City school board could vote on the budget as soon as Wednesday night, even though few details have been released.
Baltimore City schools is asking for $30 million more. Here’s what to know.
The Baltimore City school board could vote on the budget as soon as Wednesday night, even though few details have been released.
Zeke Cohen embraces his wife Reena at his election night party on May 14, 2024.
Cohen wins Baltimore council president race, toppling Mosby
Zeke Cohen jumped out to an early lead Tuesday in the Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council president, as initial returns showed the 1st District councilman a few thousand votes ahead both incumbent Nick Mosby and Shannon Sneed.
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