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What to know about the Baltimore County schools superintendent finalists
The board is expected to pick a new leader for Baltimore County Public Schools as soon as Tuesday.
The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
Two more alleged Catholic Church abusers revealed: ‘It still haunts me’
Two alleged abusers whose names were redacted in the Maryland Attorney General's report on child sexual abuse have been identified as Michael V. Scriber and the Rev. Joseph G. Fiorentino.
Photo collage of page from Baltimore archdiocese directory of parishes next to page from 1973 newspaper including photo of St. Ann’s in Baltimore, with red border and red redaction marks sprinkled over the image.
Deputy superintendent among finalists for Baltimore County schools chief
The Baltimore County school board has narrowed the superintendent search to four finalists.
The Baltimore County Board of Education’s logo as seen the wall during their bi-weekly meeting at the Greenwood Campus on 8/23/22.
Investigation finds no evidence of Maryland education department hiding test score data
After complaints by Republican legislators that the state education department was hiding failing test score data, Maryland's inspector general has concluded the state is following federal privacy laws and guidance.
Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a state school board meeting on February 28, 2023.
‘They are all still at large’: Clergy abuse survivors call for suspensions, release of names after investigative articles
Fallout begins over church sexual abuse report; one official, Monsignor Richard Woy, resigned from the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center’s board of directors.
David Lorenz speaks at sidewalk news conference along with abuse survivors and advocates who are part of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, on May 8, 2023 outside of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
How clues in the Catholic Church abuse report helped The Banner uncover hidden clergy names
The investigation identified three of the clergy members and one church official whose names were redacted from the report.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Secret no more: 3 priests from sex abuse report identified
Reporters matched details in the Maryland attorney general's report into the Archdiocese of Baltimore to court transcripts, archdiocesan letters, church directories, news articles and other public documents.
Photo collage showing printout with some text redacted with black boxes. It has a rip in the middle of the page, revealing fuzzy photograph of priest underneath on red background.
Inspector general finds thousands in suspicious Yellow Cab charges to Baltimore City schools
The Maryland inspector general found that Baltimore City Public Schools paid as much as $631,000 over three years to a cab company for rides to school that students may never have taken.
Yellow taxi fleet parked in lot, New York City, photo on black
Is Maryland hiding test scores from failing schools?
Lawmakers say yes. Education officials say they’re protecting student privacy.
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.
Baltimore County’s Oldfields School to close at end of this school year
The private, all-girls school is negotiating with Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills to take its students and some faculty.
Oldfields School, established in 1867, will be closing at the end of teh school year.
A dozen sexually abusive priests served at St. Mark’s. It may not be a coincidence.
Five priests are known to have abused children while serving at St. Mark. Another seven abused children before or after they served at the Catonsville parish.
A buildings on St. Mark Parish property, in Catonsville, Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
Archdiocese of Baltimore covered up ‘horrific and repeated abuse’ at children’s expense, report says
The report identified 158 priests who are accused of “sexual abuse” and “physical torture” of more than 600 people in the last 80 years.
The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
Report detailing sex abuse within Catholic Church of Baltimore to be released Wednesday
Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. on Tuesday approved the release of the report “as the Office of the Attorney General shall see fit.”
The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
Baltimore’s teen shooting surge strains mayor’s long-term approach to gun violence
Thirty-nine high school-age residents were shot and 11 died in the first three months of this year – the deadliest start to a year for Baltimore teens since at least 2015.
Messages of support and a photo of Izaiah Carter, a 16-year-old Patterson High School shot and killed in early March, can be seen on one of Forno Restaurant and Wine Bar’s sandwich boards. Carter had been an employee at the restaurant.
Homebuyer beware: Zillow often lists the wrong Baltimore schools
The real estate website pulls in GreatSchools ratings — often misleading homebuyers considering Baltimore City.
Are ratings on GreatSchools influencing the housing market?
Police arrest 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of Patterson High School student
Police arrested Roger Alexander Alvarado-Mendoza in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Izaiah Carter.
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and Mayor Brandon M. Scott host a press conference to provide an update in reference to the homicide investigation of 16-year-old Izaiah Carter on March 20, 2023.
Court rules against education advocates seeking more funding for Baltimore City schools
Education advocates hoping to secure more state funding for Baltimore City schools lost in the latest round of a nearly 30-year-old lawsuit.
Students sit together on a rug inside their Hampstead Hill Academy classroom on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
How Maryland’s top schools official is tackling poverty and the teacher shortage
Maryland’s State School Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury has become an activist in his new role, pushing legislation in a way that prior superintendents haven’t.
Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a state school board meeting on February 28, 2023.
Baltimore City school board votes to keep Collegiate School for Boys open
After a split vote a week ago, the city school board voted unanimously to give Collegiate School for Boys a second chance.
Baltimore City Public Schools bus.
Baltimore judge orders release of redacted investigation into Archdiocese of Baltimore sex abuse
Circuit Judge Robert Taylor Jr.’s order said he will hear arguments later on whether to release the entire report at a later date.
The entrance to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
Catholic Center located in Baltimore, Md., on December 2, 2022.
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