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    Lucia and Alma Korman heading to farm camp at the Baltimore County AG Center last year.
    It’s summer camp registration season. Parents are not OK.
    It is the middle of winter, but many parents are already thinking about summer because it’s camp sign-up time. One Banner reporter and mother of three talks about the stresses of signing up.
    Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Yarbrough pictured at a public forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
    Baltimore Co. superintendent wants to cut hundreds of school jobs but won’t say which ones
    Most of the jobs on the chopping block are vacant, but school system leaders want to give proper notice to the few who will be reassigned.
    The continuing impact of COVID-19 and other illnesses is an important factor in persistently high absenteeism at Maryland’s schools, a children’s health advocate says.
    Letters: Absenteeism is high because kids are sick
    The continuing impact of COVID-19 and other illnesses is an important factor in persistently high absenteeism at Maryland’s schools, a children’s health advocate says.
    Classroom at Overlea High School, in Baltimore, Tuesday, May 31, 2023.
    Baltimore County is courting diverse teachers with a new scholarship
    The county and its Education Foundation are giving up to $1 million in scholarships for people of color and women in STEM pursuing a teaching career.
    One student stabbed and injured another student Thursday at Kenwood High School in Middle River.
    Kenwood High School student stabbed by classmate in hallway
    The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
    An electric school bus that’s now part of the Baltimore City Schools fleet.
    25 electric school buses start serving Baltimore schools
    All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.
    Use of edibles and other cannabis products can harm teens. Their parents must protect them, says Renee M. Johnson, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
    Commentary: Teen cannabis use a problem parents must not ignore
    Use of edibles and other cannabis products can harm teens, and parents must act to protect them, says Renee M. Johnson, a professor in the Department of Mental Health and Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
    Members of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education debate a policy limiting flags on school property on July 12, 2023.
    Race for Anne Arundel school board begins to take shape
    Four Anne Arundel County Board of Education members are seeking reelection in 2024, while three other incumbents are not.
    The exterior of the Baltimore City Schools Administrative Headquarters on North Avenue.
    Baltimore teachers negotiate a 9% pay bump for early-career educators
    “It is probably the highest raise we have been able to secure in our history,” the Baltimore Teachers Union president said.
    An exterior view of the Howard County Department of Education building on Jan. 18, 2024.
    From third grade orchestra to environmental education, Howard County schools face pushback over proposed budget cuts
    The acting superintendent of Howard County's school system has proposed nearly $47 million in spending cuts. Concerned residents and educators focused on three proposed cuts at a recent public hearing.
    A student raises their hand during a reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
    Far more Maryland students are missing too much school
    Three-quarters of Maryland schools had high or extreme levels of students chronically absent.
    The Park School entrance off Old Court Rd. in Baltimore.
    Baltimore’s Park School canceled a talk on Israel and Gaza. Chaos ensued.
    The Park School is the latest local institution where passionate discourse about the conflict in the Middle East has turned to controversy.
    Maryland first lady Dawn Flythe Moore (left) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller.
    Commentary: Moore-Miller administration commits to meeting needs of military families
    The administration is moving to help Maryland’s military families overcome a variety of challenges they face regularly, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and first lady Dawn Moore say.
    The Howard County School System released a digital toolkit in which the public can access important pages of the 600-page budget book.
    Letters: Should Howard County raise taxes instead of cutting school programs?
    Students and teachers in music, art and gifted-and-talented programs should not fall victim to Howard County school budget cuts, a county parent says.
    Sinclair Broadcast Group President and CEO David Smith testifies before the legislature’s Joint Government Oversight Committee meeting in this 2007 file photo.
    Sinclair exec, Sun owner David Smith behind lawsuit against Baltimore schools
    Fox45 says reporters didn’t know their station’s owner is financing high-profile suit and station will add disclosure to stories.
    Bill Barnes, acting superintendent of the Howard County public schools system, is shown at a school board meeting on Jan. 18, 2024.
    No time to read Howard County schools’ 600-page budget? Try their new digital toolkit
    The Howard County Public School System released a digital toolkit where the public can easily access important pages of the 600-page budget book.
    People gather in attendence for a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting in July 2023.
    Opinions vary over Pikesville principal as public debates recording’s authenticity
    While public officials denounced the remarks in the recording, users on social media questioned whether it was actually Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert making the racist and antisemitic comments.
    Charm City Virtual parents and students rallied outside the Baltimore City Public Schools Building on North Avenue on Jan. 11, 2023, to protest the proposed elimination of the program for elementary students.
    Baltimore City school board eliminates virtual elementary school
    The Baltimore City School Board voted to scale back virtual learning by eliminating the elementary grades of Charm City Virtual, despite significant parent pressure to keep it going.
    ___ works on an assignment in reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Schools throughout the state are beginning to shift toward using a phonics style of instruction for reading, which is also known as “the science of reading.”
    Maryland doubles down on science of reading with new literacy plan
    The state board unanimously adopted a resolution that will require all schools to have research-backed instruction by next school year.
    Billie Hoard is a trans teacher who taught in Anne Arundel County schools. She experienced online harassment from community members.
    Fleeing hate: Trans teacher finds peace in Baltimore after receiving threats in Anne Arundel
    Trans teacher Billie Hoard experienced threats and harassment in the Anne Arundel County school district after some parents and students learned she had transitioned. She said she has found her Baltimore City school to be more inclusive and welcoming.
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