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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.
Baltimore City School CEO Sonja Santelises talks to student during a school tour.
Baltimore schools CEO could leave amid contract dispute. Insiders are worried.
Sonja Santelises would be one of the longest-serving urban superintendents if her contract is renewed.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have turned a grassy area on Johns Hopkins’ Homewood campus called “the beach” into a tent encampment.
Johns Hopkins ‘free Palestine’ protest remains peaceful, but tensions run high
Johns Hopkins University’s encampment has been growing every day into a tense but peaceful stalemate.
Shirley Collado, left, is the president and CEO of College Track, the organization that has supported Mamady Diallo, right, through high school and as a student at UMBC.
Ravens owner, M&T Bank will spend millions to help Baltimore kids get through college
Fewer than half of city graduates go to college, but the Ravens, the team’s owner and M&T Bank want to change that.
Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Richard Worley address reporters Saturday, April 13, 2024, outside the Mondawmin Mall, where a 7-year-old girl was shot.
7-year-old shot Saturday at Mondawmin Mall; Baltimore Police say she wasn’t the target
A 7-year-old was shot at Mondawmin Mall on Saturday, and Baltimore Police searched for the shooter.
A tugboat and barge, shown here March 29, move past the twisted remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed when a cargo ship collided with it in the early hours of March 26. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the massive cargo ship Dali.
Key Bridge collapse could change rules for tugboats
Tugboats often don’t stay beside vessels as they come and go from the harbor.
Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, speaks at the Maryland Impact Conference in October 2023.
Baltimore school board and schools CEO Sonja Santelises silent on contract talks
Sonja Santelises, Baltimore City Public Schools’ longest-serving CEO in recent history, appears to be negotiating another four-year contract.
A portion of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a large container ship early Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024, sending several vehicles and people into the frigid water below.
NTSB to investigate whether ‘dirty fuel’ contributed to Key Bridge collapse
Total power failures like the one the Dali experienced before hitting the Key Bridge are rare, possibly caused by faulty equipment or contaminated fuel, experts said.
The cargo ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday in the early morning hours. Rescuers are still searching for six construction workers who were on the bridge at the time of the crash.
A frantic three minutes: How the ship’s pilot tried to prevent Key Bridge collapse
A Maryland pilot was in command of navigating the Dali in the three minutes before it hit the Key Bridge.
Photo collage shows Pikesville High School sign with pixellated audio waves in the background.
Baltimore County principal’s racist comments faked by AI, experts say
Audio purporting to be Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert was almost certainly faked using artificial intelligence.
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