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    Classroom at Overlea High School, in Baltimore, Tuesday, May 31, 2023.
    Baltimore Co. Public Schools to offer free teletherapy services to high school students
    The online mental health care is meant to supplement — not replace — the work of existing school counselors and social workers, said Superintendent Myriam Rogers.
    Parents raise concerns about busy roads after student hit by car in Baltimore County
    Baltimore County police increased patrols and will add a new speed camera after a boy was hit by a car near Stoneleigh Elementary School.
    Steuart Hill Academic Academy, in Baltimore, Monday, May 15, 2023.
    A Southwest Baltimore school had a chance at renewal. Then the copper thieves came.
    Because of the extensive damage, there are fears that Steuart Hill Academy faces the same future as some of the city’s other shuttered schools — demolition, or more extensive disrepair.
    Zum, a California-based tech company, will handle 230 of the Howard County Public School System’s roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
    Howard County Public School System names William Barnes acting superintendent
    The Howard County Public School System promoted the district’s chief academic officer, William Barnes, on Thursday to be the acting superintendent of the school system.
    A school can earn up to 100 points based on indicators such as academic achievement, academic progress, the proficiency of English language learners, chronic absenteeism, and whether a school has a well-rounded curriculum.
    The Baltimore area’s 50 best schools in 2023, according to Maryland’s report card
    Maryland gives schools one to five stars based on academic and nonacademic factors. This year’s ratings are the fourth time the state has used this rating system.
    A student works on an assignment in reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
    Maryland school ratings are lower this year. Is attendance to blame?
    Fewer schools received three, four and five stars in the 2023 Maryland School Report Card ratings, even as test scores rose this year. So what happened?
    Zum, a California-based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School’s roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
    Howard County bus contractor says drivers voted against a union
    Zum, the company contracted to operate school buses for the Howard County Public School System, said Tuesday evening that drivers have chosen to continue to work without union representation.
    Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
    Commentary: The alarming reality of poverty and Baltimore’s Black children
    Policymakers at every level have failed to address conditions in Baltimore’s underserved neighborhoods that continue to harm Black children, Kevin Mcleod, a longtime children’s advocate and coach, says.
    Anne Arundel County is considering names for its newest high school, built on the side of a former Maryland Century Farm. The name of the family who worked it has been ruled out.
    Anne Arundel is naming a new high school. It’s harder than it seems.
    Anne Arundel is in the final stages of picking a new name for its new high school, expected to open next year off Interstate 97 in Severn. Although names connected with the long history of family farming got more nominations than any other choice, a committee sorting through the choices didn’t advance them for consideration.
    Some school districts announced delayed openings on Monday due to a mix of snow and rain.
    Monday school delays: Snow and rain impact schools in Maryland
    The region is waking up to a mix of snow and rain, with slushy snow accumulation on some roads and surfaces.
    A child holds a pencil in school.
    Anne Arundel Co. schools will embrace the science of reading — for real this time
    The school board approved a $19.5 million contract for a new, research-based reading curriculum.
    Zum, a California-based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School’s roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
    Howard Co. school bus drivers rally for unionization amid disputes with contractor
    Howard County bus drivers employed by Zum Transportation Services joined members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1994 to hold a rally ahead of their representation vote scheduled for next week.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Baltimore Police tactical unit responds to report of an armed student at Kenwood High School
    Baltimore County Police took a student into custody Friday after a report of an armed individual sent Kenwood High School into a brief lockdown.
    Dr. Richard Lofton is a sociologist of education, applied researcher, theorist and activist. His funded research has examined academic placement, racially diverse schools, mentoring programs, concentrated poverty and social and emotional development.
    Commentary: How Baltimore students feel about poor classroom conditions
    Poor conditions at Baltimore City Public Schools reflect a lack of care and concern for the students who attend those schools, students interviewed by Johns Hopkins University researchers say.
    Voting poll at Paul Laurence Dunbar Community High School
    Dunbar students collapsed after ingesting marijuana edibles, officials say
    The five Dunbar High School students who suddenly became ill on Monday had ingested marijuana, according to Baltimore City Public Schools.
    Voting poll at Paul Laurence Dunbar Community High School
    5 Dunbar High School students sickened Monday after consuming ‘unidentified substance’
    Two of the three students taken to a hospital had been released by Monday evening, school officials said. Two other students had been taken home by their parents.
    Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public Schools’ roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
    Inside Howard County’s school bus crisis: Everything that went wrong before Zum’s launch
    Correspondence obtained by The Baltimore Banner sheds new light on the missteps that left thousands of students without a ride the first week of school.
    Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, African and South Asian students who attend public schools in Howard and Montgomery counties must have the support they need to feel safe when expressing their concerns about the Middle East crisis, their parents say.
    Commentary: Students need protection from Islamophobia and antisemitism
    Schools in Howard and Montgomery counties are not doing enough to ensure that Palestinian and Muslim students are not intimidated or silenced as tensions heighten during the Middle East crisis, parents of those students say.
    BWI airport.
    Ex-teacher accused of sexually assaulting student in 2014 arrested at BWI airport
    A former teacher in Washington, D.C. accused of sexually assaulting a student nearly a decade ago was arrested earlier this week at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    County and state leaders joined Deer Park students and staff to break ground on the $70.6-million-dollar project, wearing construction hats to mark the occasion. (Photo courtesy of Baltimore County Public Schools)
    Baltimore County breaks ground on state’s first net-zero elementary school
    Superintendent Myriam Rogers said the new school will serve as a leading example for state environmental efforts, by producing and saving as much — or more — energy than it uses each year.
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