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K-12 schools

    Finally, some answers: What caused Howard County’s school bus crisis last year
    After thousands of Howard County students were stranded without bus service last August, people wanted answers. Now, a year later, there are some.
    Howard County is the only large school district in Maryland that doesn’t have its own bus fleet, the audit noted.
    After fatal shooting, Joppatowne High bans backpacks until new lockers are available
    A locker for every student should be installed by next week at Joppatowne High School, following the fatal shooting of Warren Curtis Grant.
    Law enforcement and emergency personnel gather near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. An on-campus fight led to one person being injured, officials said.
    Baltimore schools are importing a scarce resource: Teachers
    Over 100 educators came from overseas to hone their craft and share their cultures in Baltimore City schools this year.
    Clotilda Kwasire Shikanda came from Kenya to teach students who are deaf and hard of hearing at Waverly Elementary/Middle School.
    Two weeks after ‘Book Banning Pastor’ visit, Baltimore school board tightens security
    Entrance and exit points to school board meetings have been limited, and only the media can use professional recording equipment.
    The exterior of the Baltimore City Schools Administrative Headquarters on North Avenue.
    Joppatowne community holds vigil to remember student shot inside high school
    Joppatowne High School students are expected to return to the classroom on Thursday following an emotional week after a teen was killed in a shooting inside the school.
    A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
    School lockdowns happen all the time. This one felt different.
    School lockdowns happen all the time but one reporter almost ignored the text messages from her daughter: “Mom. Something is happening.”
    Baltimore County middle school students sit in class on the first day of school.
    16-year-old fatally shot fellow student after fight at Harford County high school, authorities say
    The school’s principal and resource officer heard a commotion in the first-floor men’s bathroom, but did not hear the shot.
    A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppetowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
    A New York investor came to town. His next moves could threaten a Baltimore school
    As many as 120 Yorkwood Elementary School students could be pushed out of their community, with devastating consequences to their school.
    Neighborhood children enjoy a playground at Dutch Village apartments in Northeast Baltimore.
    A probe found Maryland’s top education officials swapped encrypted messages. Should they have?
    Maryland’s education watchdog says former Maryland Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury and his administration used an encrypted messaging app to discuss state business.
    Maryland’s education watchdog says former Maryland Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury and his administration used an encrypted messaging app to discuss state business.
    Maryland found ‘forever chemicals’ in school water fountains. Now what?
    Maryland officials found the insidious chemicals in water at 34 schools.
    Water fountains in public school(Photo by Shan Wallace/The Baltimore Banner)
    How did five Baltimore school facilities mysteriously catch fire in July?
    The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.
    Steuart Hill, a now-vacant school, was one of five Baltimore school facilities where fires mysteriously broke out in July.
    Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann found guilty of sexually abusing student
    Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, worked at the private, independent all-boys school in Roland Park from 2007 to 2023.
    In this photo from July 18, 2023, Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, exits the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
    He had ‘a tough message’ for Baltimore’s school board. The meeting ended abruptly.
    The school board “was made aware of a potentially unsafe situation in the boardroom,” according to a statement from the school system.
    The exterior of the Baltimore City Schools administrative headquarters on North Avenue.
    Maryland test scores database: How did your local school do in 2024?
    You can explore your test scores at your local school, or at any school in Maryland, on our searchable tables.
    Math teacher La'Tier Evans teaches algebra to students at Pocomoke High School.
    Baltimore-area schools raise scores on Maryland tests as achievement elsewhere stalls
    Students in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties made steady progress on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, known as MCAP.
    Kat Locke-Jones, a seventh-grade English teacher speaks with students during class at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore.
    Baltimore County school buses get cameras to catch drivers who don’t stop for students
    All county school buses will be outfitted with high-definition cameras to catch drivers who don’t stop while children are being dropped off or picked up.
    Baltimore County Public Schools are installing cameras on all its buses to catch cars who pass by when students are getting on and off the bus.
    Maryland education reform kicks into high gear this school year. It’s getting sticky.
    Parents may barely have heard of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, but the expansive changes to public education are already shaping their children’s lives in school.
    Parents may barely have heard of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, but the expansive changes to public education are already shaping their children’s lives in school.
    Howard County schools got a different kind of leader. Is he the realist they need?
    Howard County Superintendent Bill Barnes isn’t like his predecessor. Many say he is the right person for the job.
    Bill Barnes became acting superintendent of the Howard County Public School System after his predecessor retired unexpectedly in the middle of his term.
    Towson High School teacher, beloved for his humor and dedication, dies at 43
    Matthew Jochmans, a teacher at Towson High School, is remembered for his sense of humor, intelligence and love for people.
    Matthew Jochmans, a Towson High School science teacher, died at 43 on Aug. 18. (courtesy photo)
    Former Gilman student testifies against teacher he says sexually abused him
    A man, 23, testified for more than two hours in U.S. District Court in Baltimore about how his former teacher at the Gilman School, Chris Bendann, sexually abused and extorted him.
    The entrance sign outside the front Gilman School as seen on Thursday, March 16.
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