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    Annapolis was supposed to get a new charter school. Then Trump took office.
    New Village Academy canceled plans to open this fall, blaming tariffs and upheaval in federal funding.
    New Village Academy faced a series of setbacks, including the sale of the Annapolis Mall to a new owner just as the school was negotiating its lease.
    Maryland schools won’t end diversity programs, despite Trump demands
    Thursday's statement was carefully worded and didn’t contain the strong language coming from some states that openly defied the Trump administration.
    Carey M. Wright, Maryland state superintendent of schools, and Josh Michael, the state school board president, released a joint statement Thursday on diversity programming in schools.
    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools
    The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.
    Education Secretary Linda McMahon had directed school districts to sign a letter certifying they were in compliance with the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights law.
    Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents opposed to LGBTQ books in schools
    The Supreme Court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections.
    A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case are pictured, Tuesday, April, 15, 2025, in Washington.
    Baltimore schools cyberattack compromised staff and student data
    The data breach involved information on more than half of current employees and over 1,000 students.
    Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises was among the employees whose data was involved in a cybersecurity breach.
    Maryland’s largest school district heads to the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know.
    Some Montgomery County families want the right to opt kids out of reading inclusive storybooks.
    A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case
    A troubled New York investor started to flip a Baltimore community. Then he died.
    Before his death, Mendel Steiner was fighting off a receivership petition at two Baltimore apartment complexes.
    The Dutch Village apartment complex was home to as many as 120 students at Yorkwood Elementary School last year.
    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.
    Calvert Hall College High School photographed on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
    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 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.
    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.”
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Baltimore County Board of Education Chair Jane E. Lichter sits and listens during a meeting on July 11, 2023.
    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.
    The exterior of Lutherville Laboratory, an elementary school in Baltimore County, on April 8, 2025.
    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.
    Wilde Lake High School is among the 11 schools involved in a boundary review.
    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.
    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’ 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.
    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.
    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.
    Many education-related bills, some with big promises, failed to make it out of this year’s legislative session.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
    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.
    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.
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