Why Maryland school budgets are in turmoil — and what that means in classrooms
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is doing what it was designed to do: redistribute money to the students who have the greatest needs.
Park School alumni group agrees on one thing: Opinions on Gaza shouldn’t be censored
More than 200 people have signed a letter to The Park School of Baltimore condemning the decision to abruptly cancel an assembly about the war between Israel and Hamas.
Time is nearly up. Will Baltimore City schools keep CEO Sonja Santelises?
The silence in February is unusual.
Baltimore teachers negotiate a 9% pay bump for early-career educators
“It is probably the highest raise we have been able to secure in our history,” the Baltimore Teachers Union president said.
Far more Maryland students are missing too much school
Three-quarters of Maryland schools had high or extreme levels of students chronically absent.
Baltimore’s Park School canceled a talk on Israel and Gaza. Chaos ensued.
The Park School is the latest local institution where passionate discourse about the conflict in the Middle East has turned to controversy.
Baltimore City school board eliminates virtual elementary school
The Baltimore City School Board voted to scale back virtual learning by eliminating the elementary grades of Charm City Virtual, despite significant parent pressure to keep it going.
LaPere family, Baltimore State’s Attorney call for limits on early release for some sex offenders
Maryland lawmakers are considering restrictions on the ability of some sexual offenders to earn time off their sentences.
The Baltimore Sun media group sold to local businessman David Smith
Maryland's oldest newspapers are now back in local hands after nearly four decades.
Howard County man shot and killed his teenage children in murder-suicide, police say
Braden Zanski, 17, and Hailey Zanski, 15, were students at Glenelg High School.
Baltimore cancels MLK Day parade due to snow
Freezing temperatures and dusting of snow caused Baltimore City officials to cancel the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.