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Charm City Virtual parents and students rallied outside the Baltimore City Public Schools building on North Avenue on Jan. 11, 2023, to protest the proposed elimination of the program for elementary students.
Virtual learning isn’t dead yet. Baltimore families beg school leaders to keep it.
Baltimore City Public Schools may end virtual learning for elementary students.
LaWanda Wilson, principal of Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, is interviewed inside the school on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
A West Baltimore principal chose her students’ future over her school’s
With funding dwindling and classes on the chopping block, LaWanda Wilson did something rare and remarkable this fall.
Lockers inside a Baltimore City public school.
‘I may have lost my gun,’ teacher’s assistant told principal before arrest
The Baltimore charter school employee didn’t mean to bring the weapon into the school, charging documents say.
KIPP Harmony employee arrested after bringing gun to charter school
The gun was found by another employee in a school bathroom.
Bob Cohn, president of The Economist, has been named the new chief executive officer of The Baltimore Banner.
Veteran media executive Bob Cohn named CEO of The Baltimore Banner
Cohn, a journalist-turned-media executive who was president of The Atlantic and now leads The Economist, will head the local news organization.
A student works on an assignment in reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Maryland school ratings are lower this year. Is attendance to blame?
Fewer schools received three, four and five stars in the 2023 Maryland School Report Card ratings, even as test scores rose this year. So what happened?
A child holds a pencil in school.
Anne Arundel Co. schools will embrace the science of reading — for real this time
The school board approved a $19.5 million contract for a new, research-based reading curriculum.
Voting poll at Paul Laurence Dunbar Community High School
Dunbar students collapsed after ingesting marijuana edibles, officials say
The five Dunbar High School students who suddenly became ill on Monday had ingested marijuana, according to Baltimore City Public Schools.
Voting poll at Paul Laurence Dunbar Community High School
5 Dunbar High School students sickened Monday after consuming ‘unidentified substance’
Two of the three students taken to a hospital had been released by Monday evening, school officials said. Two other students had been taken home by their parents.
Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano takes questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 about issues with school buses during the first week of school.
In surprise announcement, Howard County schools superintendent to retire in January
Howard County’s school board will have to immediately select an interim superintendent.
Donna McSee and Jackie Scott, drivers for Howard County Public Schools employed by Zūm, talk in front of a line of brand new yellow school buses at Zūm’s Jessup operations hub on Aug. 22.
Zūm’s Howard County school bus drivers file to form a union
Employees of Zūm, the company that assumed half of Howard County’s school bus routes, are seeking union representation.
Tim Tooten, WBAL’s TV education reporter, is retiring after 35 years.
WBAL’s Tim Tooten to retire from TV news after 35 years
After 35 years as an education reporter, Tooten is leaving journalism, but he’ll continue as a pastor and adjunct professor.
Part of the existing barrier fence that surrounds most of Morgan State University.
After a series of shootings, Morgan State is striving for safety. It’s not alone
After shootings at Morgan State University and Bowie State University, campuses are adding safety measures. Shootings at HBCUs most often happen in October.
The science behind how to teach reading.
Maryland schools taught reading the wrong way for decades. That’s starting to change.
The science of reading is finally making its way to Maryland, but the shift has been slow and uneven.
Carey Wright will take over as Maryland's interim schools superintendent this month.
Maryland names interim schools superintendent who led Mississippi reading ‘miracle’
Carey Wright will take over the lead role at the Maryland State Department of Education later this month.
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.
Embattled Maryland schools superintendent to leave the job next week
Mohammed Choudhury had previously announced he would not seek a new four-year contract.
Maryland state schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury at a press conference last month.
In abrupt reversal, embattled Maryland schools superintendent won’t seek second term
Mohammed Choudhury, who had previously fought to save his job, has told the state school board he does not want a four-year contract beginning next July.
Zum is the new bus contractor for the Howard County school system.
Howard County to restore all suspended buses, return to earlier school start times next week
High schoolers in Howard County will get a bit less sleep after Sept. 20.
Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano takes questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 about issues with school buses during the first week of school.
20 Howard County school bus routes still don’t have drivers for next week
The bus contractor that abruptly canceled the routes will offer $8,000 signing bonuses to attract new drivers, the Howard County schools superintendent said Thursday.
Baltimore City school buses.
Thousands of Howard County students stranded without bus service this week
Zūm, a California-based school bus contractor that just took over about half of the district's routes, said it could not cover 20 routes for the rest of the week. And parents have reported widespread problems with buses arriving nearly an hour late or not at all.
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