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Trump called out Baltimore math scores. Can you pass a similar test?
Maryland kids underperformed on state math tests. Banner subscribers struggled, too.
Maryland college scholarships safe from budget cuts — for now
Lawmakers ignored a recommendation to cut need-based scholarships at private colleges in half for a second year in a row.
Maryland Senate seeks middle ground on changes to Blueprint education plan
The Maryland Senate is charting a middle ground between a revamp sought by the governor and minimal tweaks sought by the House of Delegates.
University of Maryland begins partial hiring freeze amid budget turmoil
Leaders at the College Park campus said the creation of new jobs is “paused until further notice.”
Federal judge blocks deportation of Georgetown scholar detained by Trump administration
A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses.
Trump signs executive order ending Education Department while keeping some core functions
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
Trump singles out Baltimore’s math scores as he dismantles U.S. Education Department
The president conflated an Algebra I test with “basic mathematics.”
What Education Department closure could mean for Maryland schools and colleges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Letter: Howard County kids with disabilities want fairness, not luxury
Benjamin Schmitt, president of the Howard County Education Association, says students with disabilities deserve fairness when it comes to educational funding priorities.
Thousands of Maryland teachers don’t have a license — and are struggling to get one
The number of teachers with a temporary license has skyrocketed in the last five years.
Johns Hopkins to cut over 200 Maryland jobs in May
The layoffs are part of a global reduction of more than 2,000 employees.
Lawmakers back changes for Howard Community College board amid campus tensions
As state leaders have come together behind four nominees to fill vacancies on the Howard Community College board, a bill that would aims to bring more transparency to the board has the support of the county's senators and delegates.
School cellphone ban may be tough medicine for kids, but it worked
Baltimore students gave up their phones kicking and screaming, but now they report better grades and focus.
Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
Education Department officials insist the staff reductions will not affect civil rights investigations and the layoffs were “strategic decisions.”
More than 50 universities, including Towson, face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money.
Howard County executive expresses concerns about school board’s $1.26 billion budget request
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said Friday that the school board’s $1.26 billion funding request is “unattainable and unaffordable.”
‘Devastating’ cuts could be coming to Maryland college scholarships
State legislators are now weighing whether to cut scholarship funds for students at private colleges by 50% for the second year in a row.
Baltimore County school board censures member for ‘disrespectful conduct’
Maggie Domanowski is accused of using a “tone and manner that was perceived as uncivil and aggressive” during a Jan. 28 school board meeting.
Judge blocks Trump cuts to Maryland teacher recruitment efforts
The initial victory comes the same day the Department of Education said it would lay off more than 1,300 employees.
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.
Maryland House passes stripped-down Blueprint education bill
Maryland’s House of Delegates voted along party lines to tweak the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan.
Feds threaten Hopkins, other colleges with funding cuts over antisemitism claims
Like many other colleges last spring, Hopkins grappled with balancing free speech and campus safety after students organized a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Trump appoints Sean Spicer to Naval Academy board after firing ‘woke’ members
After firing six members, President Trump announced his nominees for the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors over the weekend.
Can this free Baltimore County bookstore get more kids reading?
Our Kids Read opened last month in the Eastpoint Mall.
Commentary: Audiobooks get me through the tough times
Because I know the cost of not taking proactive care of myself during the worst of times, I’ve promised myself never to let that happen again. I’m now relentless in my self-soothing; if what I’m doing isn’t working, I adapt.
Could College Park’s City Council get its first undergraduate member?
Gannon Sprinkle, a junior at the University of Maryland, hopes to "bridge the gap" between college students and long-term residents.
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- Liz Bowie, Maryland education reporter
- Jessica Calefati, student success reporter
- Kristen Griffith, educator workforce reporter
- Maya Lora, early childhood education reporter
- Ellie Wolfe, higher education reporter
- Rachel Mull, education editor
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