Letters to the editor

A Baltimore City schoolteacher calls on the school system to revamp a compensation system under which teacher and staff pay lags nearly all other Maryland jurisdictions; an advocacy group seeks to bridge the divide between some Baltimore residents and the police who serve them.

A reader in Baltimore urges Congress to pass legislation that would assist in the resettlement of Afghan immigrants; a Baltimore neighborhood association wants the Grove Park Elementary School building saved.

Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Yvette Lewis says the state party had much to celebrate despite being unsuccessful in landing a spot among the early primary states in 2024. A Banner reader calls on Baltimore to create public works jobs targeting city teenagers and young adults. Another reader makes recommendations for controlling the feral cat population.

A Banner reader says Maryland lawmakers can and must act to ensure accountability in child sexual abuse cases; another reader says conservative activists elected to Maryland school boards are interested in spreading their political agenda, and not in what’s best for schoolchildren.

Recent examples of mistreatment of people with disabilities point to a need to provide them with greater protections, an advocate for people with autism says. An election judge calls for the return of centralized polling places.