K-12 schools

Officials say public records requests have not only increased in number but in complexity.

A 911 call circulating on social media purports that Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson had school property stolen from his New Orleans hotel room.

A by-the-numbers look at the increase in Maryland homeschooling since COVID-19 that seems here to stay.

It’s been nearly a year since a Banner investigation revealed just how hard it is for Baltimore children to get to school on time, but Maryland’s most powerful lawmakers remain mum on the issue.

A Baltimore City school built for 1,000 students serves fewer than 200, while schools on the other side of the city are bursting at the seams.

Maryland public schools shrunk this year – and state leaders are trying to understand why the decline was so steep.

Montgomery County’s relative wealth can mask the financial struggles faced by many of the young people enrolled at its community college.

When Nick McDaniels isn’t in the classroom at Mervo High School in Baltimore, he’s running a law firm.

Some of the biggest stories in Howard County: From zoning battles, the approval of the new lakefront library, school redistricting and a new inspector general.

Already this year, roughly 15% of Montgomery County students are considered chronically absent.

A $230,000 donation will help reduce meal debt for eligible students in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Crofton parents who oppose Anne Arundel County’s school redistricting plan appealed Friday to the Maryland State Board of Education.

The students include some who were deported and some who left the country because their parents were deported, according to Maryland's largest immigrant advocacy group.

Yara Cheikh, the president of the Baltimore County Public Library board, reiterated that the board will abide by a 2019 policy that the part-time librarian positions will be phased out through attrition. When the part-time librarians retire or move on, they will not be replaced, but they have no reason to fear layoffs, Cheikh said.

Maryland law prevents teachers from striking, but educators want that to change.

Graduate tuition at the Carroll County college averages around $11,500 per year.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed off on legislation months ago to allow for county surplus funding to go to the school system. Now he's calling that into question.

Superintendent Thomas Taylor said tough economic conditions and declining enrollment will keep spending tight.

Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell unveiled a $1.9 billion spending plan for next fiscal year that he characterized as responsible amid budgetary constraints and uncertainty at the state and federal levels.

The state’s public schools have lost more than 11,000 students since last school year, a troubling sign for local education leaders whose funding is tied to how many students they serve.