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    Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African American students.
    The old Frederick Douglass High School held a secret. Here’s what was found behind the safe door.
    Unbeknownst to school staff, they were leaving something behind in the century-old building.
    Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright issued guidance on charter school funding this month.
    Baltimore charter schools say they’re underfunded. State leaders seem to agree.
    The ongoing dispute between Baltimore’s school system and its 31 charter schools came to another turning point this month.
    The Teachers Association of Baltimore County is the union representing 9,000 educators in the school system.
    Baltimore County teachers demand raises they were promised amid budget cuts
    The Baltimore County teachers union announced they were offered 1.5% raises instead of the 5% they'd negotiated previously.
    Brooke Bourne, center, a senior at Western High School, answers a question from the audience during Monday evening’s community discussion on the Baltimore student transportation crisis.
    Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time. Here are 5 ways to fix that.
    The Baltimore Banner gathered over 100 people to discuss solutions to the city’s transportation nightmare for kids.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a town hall in March.
    Howard County executive proposes additional $14.5 million to help schools close budget gap
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball filed emergency budget legislation Monday to provide up to $14.5 million in additional funding to the school system for the coming fiscal year.
    There have been “upwards of 10″ incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
    TikTok ‘challenge’ has sparked fires in Maryland classrooms, officials warn
    There have been multiple incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke.
    Passengers board a bus at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.
    Want better school commutes in Baltimore? First, find out who’s riding the bus
    Without data, experts say, it’s all but impossible for school officials and transit planners to find solutions for the thousands of Baltimore City kids who struggle to get to class on time every day.
    How Baltimore County school budget woes could reshape student mental health support
    Psychologists and counselors were reclassified to 10-month employees to save money in Baltimore County.
    Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano takes questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 about issues with school buses during the first week of school.
    Retired Howard County schools chief tapped to lead Western Maryland school district
    Michael Martirano left the Howard County Public School System abruptly last year.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown addresses legal action taken by his office related to federal funding cuts by the Trump administration.
    Maryland AG praises order to restore funding for education programs after Trump administration cuts
    A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Education to resume pandemic recovery funding that had been abruptly cut off for several states.
    MTA Administrator Holly Arnold said the agency would need a new bus depot to meaningfully expand service.
    Can MTA’s new budget get Baltimore students to school on time?
    It could mean years before as many as 25,000 Baltimore City Public Schools students see much change in their journeys to school.
    All of the students on the bus attend Millersville Elementary School, according to officials.
    School bus crashes into tree in Anne Arundel County, with minor injuries to students
    All of the students attend Millersville Elementary School, an official said.
    Matthew Schlegel, a third grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary School, is charged in Anne Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault. He’s accused of sexually abusing eight students.
    Prosecutors want to introduce other bad acts at Severna Park Elementary teacher’s sex abuse trial
    Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is set to stand trial on May 19 in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
    The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Woodlawn High School student hit by car, sent to hospital
    In a letter to parents, Principal Jamel Jernigan described the incident as “serious.”
    For years, Oakland Mills High School has been on a waitlist for renovations.
    Howard County will change how it picks schools for upgrades. Will it work?
    Communities at aging schools are still waiting to see how the fate of their buildings could change.
    Community members packed the County Council's education budget public hearing on Wednesday, April 30.
    3 things to know about the funding gap for Howard County’s schools
    Educators, parents, residents and others urged the Howard County Council to provide additional funding for the school system, which is warning that program and staff cuts will be necessary without additional dollars.
    Supporters of charter schools rally outside of the Supreme Court.
    Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
    Roberts was the only justice whose vote seemed in doubt after the court heard more than two hours of arguments Wednesday.
    Carey Wright, the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, said that no other state has heard from the federal education department about getting reimbursements from the U.S. Department of Education.
    Feds silent as Maryland pleads for $232 million in missing school money
    Maryland is just one of the states that have submitted or resubmitted bills to the U.S. Department of Education.
    Baltimore County Public Schools staff were due 5% raises for the next two school years.
    Baltimore County schools to renegotiate salary raises for staff
    Budget challenges are forcing Baltimore County school district officials to rethink the pay increases they’d promised staff.
    Eric Eiswert, the former principal of Pikesville High School, talks to his lawyers outside the Baltimore County Courts Building after Dazhon Darien, the man accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate him, took a plea deal.
    ‘Life would never be the same’: Ex-Pikesville principal speaks after man’s plea in AI case
    Baltimore County Circuit Judge Jan Marshall Alexander sentenced Dazhon Darien, 32, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School who split his time between Baltimore and Houston, to serve four months in the Baltimore County Detention Center.
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