K-12 schools

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.

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.

The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

All-electric yellow school buses will begin serving about 300 city school students.

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.

Four Anne Arundel County Board of Education members are seeking reelection in 2024, while three other incumbents are not.

“It is probably the highest raise we have been able to secure in our history,” the Baltimore Teachers Union president said.

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.

Three-quarters of Maryland schools had high or extreme levels of students chronically absent.

The Park School is the latest local institution where passionate discourse about the conflict in the Middle East has turned to controversy.

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.

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.

Fox45 says reporters didn’t know their station’s owner is financing high-profile suit and station will add disclosure to stories.

The Howard County Public School System released a digital toolkit where the public can easily access important pages of the 600-page budget book.

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.

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.

The state board unanimously adopted a resolution that will require all schools to have research-backed instruction by next school year.

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.

Many Maryland school systems will be closed Friday morning due to the weather.

Even as enrollment declines, the school system is becoming more expensive to operate.