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    The Howard County Board of Education is slated to vote on its operating budget on June 12.
    Howard County school board OKs cuts, eliminates 127 positions to close funding gap
    The Howard County school board voted 6-1 to approve roughly $11.3 million in budget cuts.
    Baltimore County Public School teachers will not perform any work outside of their contractually obligated hours, according to the Teachers Association of Baltimore County.
    Teachers in Baltimore County are stopping their work days on time. It’s a protest over pay.
    Baltimore County Public Schools teachers will not perform any work outside of their contractually obligated hours, according to the Teachers Association of Baltimore County.
    Howard County school bus driver Javion Hinmon waits to depart on a practice route in Hanover last year.
    More Howard County students will be able to ride the bus this fall. Will yours?
    With more Howard County Public Schools students eligible to ride a yellow school bus this August, families can check an online map to verify their transportation for the 2025-26 academic year.
    Domenic Iamele, Deel Creek Middle School physical education teacher Roger Myers’ attorney, talks to reporters on Monday outside the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County in Towson after a bail review hearing on Monday, June 2, 2025.
    Baltimore County gym teacher charged with sex offenses is released from jail
    Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, a physical education teacher at Deep Creek Middle School in Essex, is charged with third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
    The lawsuits add to a growing pile of child sexual abuse claims filed in Maryland since  the state eliminated its statute of limitations for such cases.
    Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from predatory teacher
    Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago while administrators failed to protect students from his predatory behavior.
    The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Baltimore County physical education teacher accused of sex offenses against 2 students
    Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, is charged in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County with third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
    No plans have been proposed to the Board of Education on redistricting yet.
    Howard County students face redistricting again — and parents are already pushing back
    It’s nothing new for the school district, which grappled with a contentious countywide redistricting nearly six years ago that left lingering wounds.
    English language development teacher Jacqueline Sanderson teaches students at Belle Grove Elementary on May 19, 2025. She is Anne Arundel County's teacher of the year.
    For Anne Arundel’s top teacher, immigrant students are assets, not burdens
    “There’s a belief that a lack of language means a lack of intelligence, and that’s definitely not the case,” said Jacqueline Sanderson.
    Speller 96, Lauren Merillana of Bethesda, representing The Meakem Group, competes in the quarterfinals round for the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday in National Harbor. (Craig Hudson / Scripps National Spelling Bee)
    All Marylanders knocked out of Scripps National Spelling Bee: See the words that got them
    The Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off Tuesday at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor.
    Legacy Houston and Sin Armstead read together in Danielle White’s kindergarten class at KIPP Baltimore.
    Your kid learned the ‘science of reading’ this year. Here’s how to help it stick.
    Maryland parents play a crucial role in reinforcing reading skills at home.
    Amelia "Bindi" Ray, a fifth grader at Riderwood Elementary School, will compete at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee this week.
    This Baltimore County 5th grader is Maryland’s youngest competitor at the National Spelling Bee
    This week, Amelia “Bindi” Ray will take the national stage as the youngest Maryland competitor in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
    James Obasiolu, the student member of the Howard County school board, was among the students not to receive awards traditionally presented in schools.
    Senior awards at Howard County schools changed this year — and Trump played a role
    The change follows a directive from the U.S. Department of Education that said schools cannot “administer scholarships, prizes, or other opportunities offered by third parties based on race.”
    From left, graduates Syed Shah, Maddison Hershey, and Nima Sichani.
    Can Maryland’s dual grads give the workforce a boost?
    Highly ambitious Maryland high-schoolers are graduating with associates degrees. Can they give the workforce a boost?
    Kayla Case and her son, Silas, 4, and daughter, Serena, 3, at Georgetown East Elementary School in Annapolis, where Case is a reading and math intervention teacher.
    Her final assignment before graduation? Beating Stage 3 cancer
    Anne Arundel County teacher Kayla Case earned her second master’s degree after battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
    Seventeen Baltimore County schools participated in a pilot program to limit student cellphone use.
    These Baltimore County schools cracked down on cellphones. Here’s how it went.
    Seventeen Baltimore County Public Schools participated in a pilot program to limit student cellphone use.
    The Howard County Council’s vote means the school board will need to cut tens of millions from its budget
    Howard County schools come up short in lean County Council spending plan
    The Howard County Council approved a $2.35 billion operating budget Wednesday.
    Matthew Schlegel is standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
    Child testifies at Severna Park Elementary teacher’s sex abuse trial: ‘He would always touch us’
    Prosecutors, meanwhile, dropped 26 out of the 55 charges against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, who’s standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
    Brittany Jakubowski, an English teacher at Catonsville Middle School, grew a diversity fair from a class project into a community event that draws hundreds.
    While some schools cut back, Baltimore County’s top teacher leans into inclusion
    At a time when public schools are under pressure to scale back diversity programs, Brittany Jakubowski remains dedicated to making her students feel like they belong.
    Renderings of the design for the updated campus of Baltimore City College in East Baltimore. The final review of the building design and pre-construction kick-off are slated for Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
    Baltimore City College gets a bold, modern upgrade: See the renderings
    The “Castle on the Hill” is slated for a face-lift that would wrap a back corner of the building in an austere modern facade.
    Severna Park Elementary School teacher accused of sexually abusing 8 students to stand trial
    Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is charged in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault. He maintains his innocence.
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