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    Calvert Hall College High School photographed on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
    Woman joins growing wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse at Calvert Hall
    A woman who says she was sexually abused as a child at Calvert Hall College High School has filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore County institution, marking the first time a female survivor has brought allegations.
    Attorney Steve Kelly, who is working with some of those who claim to be survivors of abuse, accused Calvert Hall of retaliating against victims when they came forward with concerns.
    New court filings reveal total of 19 men allege sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
    The number of men who say they were victims of sexual abuse at Calvert Hall College High School has grown to 19, according to lawsuits filed this week.
    Attorney Robert Jenner, center, called on Gov. Wes Moore to veto legislation that would slash what survivors of childhood sexual abuse can win in civil court cases in Maryland.
    Survivors allege ‘decades’ of sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
    New complaints allege that staff at Calvert Hall College High School “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse.”
    President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
    Maryland schools plan to comply with federal DEI demands
    Maryland schools are expected to send a letter to the federal education department saying they are complying with civil rights laws.
    Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane E. Lichter sits and listens during a meeting on July 11, 2023.
    Baltimore County school board backs superintendent after residency probe
    Documentation of Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers’ residence was updated after the investigation began, the inspector general says.
    The exterior of Lutherville Laboratory, an elementary school in Baltimore County, on April 8, 2025.
    Baltimore County mourns 2 third grade girls killed in I-695 crash
    The children, Bailee Brooks and Serenity Gross, were described as bright, happy, joyful and beloved members of the school community.
    Wilde Lake High School is among the 11 schools involved in a boundary review.
    Some Howard County schools will be redistricted. Will yours?
    The school system is about to embark on a boundary review, also known as redistricting, for 11 schools in Columbia and Ellicott City.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School in Baltimore. The school piloted a strict ban on cellphone use during the school day.
    Baltimore City schools to ban cellphones with tough policy
    The Baltimore City school board voted to ban cell phones during the school day beginning next school year, enacting one of the toughest policies in the region.
    Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, said she has tried to keep finances on track, including rejecting political pressure to give contracts to groups that don’t provide services the schools need.
    Baltimore City schools’ rainy day fund to cover $48 million in Trump cuts
    Finances are sound enough to handle a significant hit from the federal government without creating a financial crisis, school officials said this week.
    Many education-related bills, some with big promises, failed to make it out of this year’s legislative session.
    What Maryland lawmakers changed about child care, schools and colleges
    Most eyes were locked on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future this legislative session. Here’s how the state’s other education bills faired.
    Students and other attendees hold signs during a joint bill hearing for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Gov. Wes Moore‘s proposal to revamp the Blueprint for Maryland‘s Future.
    What Maryland’s Blueprint changes mean for schools
    The outcome put some education advocates at ease, reassuring them that school system budgets — already stretched by inflation — won’t take as big a hit as they’d feared.
    The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
    A new charter school is coming to Baltimore County
    The school board unanimously approved Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy Public Charter School at its Tuesday meeting.
    Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Rogers was investigated by the Maryland Inspector General for Education following complaints claiming she didn't live in the county.
    Baltimore County schools chief’s former driver casts doubt on her residency claims
    Myriam Rogers disputes assertions that she doesn’t live in Baltimore County.
    A contracted bus aide in Howard County has been charged with assaulting two students from the Linwood Center, allegations school officials called "especially troubling."
    ‘Especially troubling’: A Howard County bus aide faces sex offense, assault charges
    A Howard County bus attendant, contracted to serve students at the Linwood Center, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of fourth-degree sex offense this week.
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: Kindergarten students pay attention to their teacher during an English Language Arts class in KIPP Baltimore on December 5, 2024.
    Baltimore schools to cut tutoring and more after Trump administration backtracks on funds
    Thousands of city school students will immediately be effected by the federal cuts to education.
    Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Yarbrough pictured at a public forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
    Investigation casts doubt on whether Baltimore County schools chief is a resident
    Myriam Rogers’ contract requires the superintendent to live in Baltimore County.
    State Superintendent Carey Wright and school school board president Josh Michael, center, at a press conference earlier this year.
    Maryland schools face ‘catastrophic’ loss of $418 million in federal funds
    The U.S. Department of Education told Maryland education leaders that they will not reimburse schools for $418 million in funds they had already committed to giving them.
    Teacher Lacey George interacts with kindergarten students in the classroom at Westowne Elementary in Catonsville on November 11, 2024.
    Maryland wants to turn federal workers into teachers. Here’s how.
    Gov. Wes Moore directed education leaders to help displaced federal workers fill open teaching positions. These are their current options.
    Community members review data detailing the budget shortfall facing Harford County Public Schools as a part of a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Sean Bulson at Aberdeen High School in November.
    How a plan to make Maryland schools better is putting budgets in crisis
    Three years in, the Blueprint has become synonymous with budget cuts, leaving school leaders reconsidering how they spend every dime.
    Tidy tables and chairs arranged in school class room, ready for pupils to arrive, education, learning, organisation
    Letter: Reject private-school vouchers; support public schools
    Stephanie C. Chupein says Marylanders should reject school vouchers and support public schools that serve all children, not just the wealthiest.
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