Head Start is a popular free program with bipartisan support. But the federal shutdown could shutter some classrooms nationally.

Here are the Maryland children obsessed with all things scary and creepy.

New Village Academy, a charter high school, has been hampered by roadblocks for years. Now it sets its sights on an Annapolis opening in 2026.

The waitlist has grown to more than 2,700 Maryland kids since May.

Maryland is one of just a handful of states piloting licenses for outdoor, nature-based child care programs.

Changing a child less frequently can lead to painful medical complications, like urinary tract infections and diaper rashes.

Too many Maryland families are ‘scrambling to figure out what they’re doing at 3 p.m.' since most kids are shut out from after school programs.

The state projected getting back down to 40,000 child care scholarships by September. But the program is still thousands of vouchers over budget.

Each year, the program gave free books to about 2,500 kids every month. It ends after October.

Early Head Start provides free early learning for low-income kids starting as young as 6 weeks old. It’s a lifeline for some families in Howard County.

To “return education to the states,” the U.S. Department of Education ended the national Blue Ribbon program. Maryland education leaders need to find a new way to honor their shining schools.

In a major pandemic milestone, the babies born during the early days of COVID-19 are finally old enough to start school.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore's newest superintendent has faced years of controversy and complaints over her leadership.

Though making strides in English, Somerset County was one of the worst at improving math.

When it comes to literacy rate improvements, many Baltimore City Public Schools take the top prize.

The faces behind Little Oak Nursery School mostly come from the once beloved, now shuttered Mt. Hebron in Ellicott City where they all worked.

This year, Maryland parents may have to say no more often as they crunch shrinking back-to-school budgets.

Maternal mental health has declined significantly across the nation in the last decade. That trend holds true in Baltimore, experts say

As deportation efforts and anti-immigrant rhetoric ramp up, kids are feeling more isolated, losing benefits and risking long-term detriments.

Spending cuts may be aimed at adults on paper, but kids could still end up without sufficient food and health care under the One Big Beautiful Bill.