K-12 schools

In the District 1 race for Howard County school board, Meg Ricks moved into the lead over her opponent, newcomer Andre Gao.

A handshake between a matriculating senior and former superintendent Michael Martirano lasted mere seconds, but is now the subject of a potentially costly lawsuit for the Howard County Board of Education.

In Anne Arundel County’s school board race, four of the seven board members appeared to have won re-election, ensuring the county’s superintendent will likely continue to have the board’s support.

In two races, candidates lead by just a few dozen votes.

Both candidates are endorsed by Republican groups in the nonpartisan race.

About 80,000 students ride the bus in Baltimore County, and the system has nearly 1,000 buses.

The strife is a window into the growing pains after redrawing school attendance boundaries — something Baltimore County does frequently.

The culture wars infiltrating public schools all over the country are creeping into Maryland. That’s became especially apparent in this race.

The order follows murder charges against a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record.

Howard County Public Schools has joined a local and national and national movement to crack down on students’ phone use in classrooms.

The Howard County Board of Education met publicly for the first time since a 17-year-old student at Howard High School was charged with the murder of a 26-year-old man.

Partisan politics are creeping into Maryland school board races.

“I am tired of hiding,” said the woman, who testified against Chuck Yocum in court 30 years ago.

Five of the races are head-to-head matchups against candidates with visions for the school system that can differ dramatically.

Five seats are up for grabs. Here’s where the candidates stand on issues like cellphones and building new schools.

The city's school board voted 7-3 on Tuesday to extend the contract of CEO Sonja Santelises through June 2026. It was set to expire June 30, 2025.

The state’s hotly debated literacy policy calls for holding struggling readers back, with some exceptions.

The new rule comes a week after a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record was charged with first-degree murder.

Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Carroll County school board.

The bacteria infecting children right now, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, typically triggers a spike in pneumonia cases in children every 3-7 years. However, like so many other things, the COVID pandemic disrupted the cycle.