K-12 schools
An African American studies class is too ‘divisive’ for one Maryland school district
The move left students and staff scrambling to find replacement classes, but some educators and diversity advocates say the broader message does more lasting damage.
Baltimore County Council overturns Olszewski’s veto, passes school overcrowding bill
The Baltimore County Council voted 5-1, with one member absent, to pass a measure that seeks to ease school overcrowding, overriding a veto by County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., a Democrat.
A beloved nursery school director was ousted. Then her entire staff resigned.
In the chaos, some families are left scrambling to find affordable child care.
Maryland’s former superintendent quietly resigned. Where is he headed?
Board of education officials acknowledged for the first time that the embattled former chief of schools has left the state.
Maryland is spending billions more on education. Here’s what leaders want in return.
“If you don’t set ambitious goals, you’re never going to reach them," said Carey Wright, Maryland's Superintendent of Schools.
Baltimore County teacher charged with sexual abuse of a student ordered to home detention
Baltimore County detectives arrest Randallstown High School teacher and charge him with sexually abusing a minor.
What a fight over $1.9 million in pay says about training for veteran teachers
Baltimore City teachers were submitting 60 course credits — the equivalent of two masters degrees — in a year. Something seemed fishy.
Speedsters beware: Anne Arundel traffic cameras go live Monday near several schools
Anne Arundel County installs first-ever speed cameras to increase roadway safety and reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.
Howard County teachers are getting a pay bump. It wasn’t what they’d hoped for.
After tense negotiations with the school system, the Howard County teachers union has a new contract.
As Baltimore schools get more Arabic-speaking students, teachers are hard to find
The number of Arabic-speaking families has been rising in the U.S., and so has the number of Arabic-speaking students.
Man sentenced to prison for leaving pipe bomb in pickup near Baltimore County middle school
“The facts of this case are terrifying,” Baltimore County Circuit Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr. said as he sentenced Joseph Vickery, 44, of Wilmington, North Carolina, on a charge of attempted manufacturing of a destructive device.
Baltimore County’s overcrowding bill is in jeopardy. The school system has other plans.
Baltimore County Public Schools announced it is redistricting for the sixth time in two years.
Howard County students were mostly quiet about book bans — until now
Moms for Liberty is targeting more than three dozen titles for removal from Howard County school libraries.
Virginia educator selected to lead Montgomery County Public Schools
The president of the Montgomery County school system announced Monday that it had selected Thomas W. Taylor, the superintendent of the Stafford County, Virginia, school system, as its new superintendent.
How Baltimore is getting vulnerable students back in school and across the stage
Since the pandemic, Baltimore City schools have poured resources into getting kids to school every day and to graduation. And it’s working.
The karate kids of Howard County: A dojo helps remedy the after-school care shortage
With parents facing a dearth of reliable afterschool care, a dojo in Ellicott City provides a unique option
Maryland could do a better job teaching multilingual kids. This school found a solution.
Kids learning English are Maryland schools’ fastest-growing group.
Commentary: I needed to learn English, but my Spanish sustained me
Morelys Urbano, a Morgan State University student and fellow who advocates for language justice, relates how her native language sustained her as she navigated the necessity of learning English.
Baltimore City schools will keep its CEO — but not for long
Just before the last day of school, Sonja Santelises and Baltimore's school board finally struck a deal for her to stay.
Howard County schools are in for more leadership changes
The Howard County Public School System will reorganize six divisions.