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Mohammed Choudhury had previously announced he would not seek a new four-year contract.

People in Carroll County need to know what Moms for Liberty represents and why it might get to tell their children what they’re allowed to read at school, says Cindy Rosenberg, a county resident and educator.

Many of the schools with the greatest improvement on state test scores are in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.

This school year will be the first in decades where there will be no funding dedicated to Native American students.

Earlier this month Choudhury abruptly withdrew from consideration for another four-year contract leading Maryland State Department of Education amid widespread criticism.

Use our searchable tables to see how your school fared on 2023 MCAP tests.

Maryland must implement data governance practices to protect school systems, which are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, says James D. Cornelius, a former chief information officer for the Maryland State Department of Education.

Nearly 50 years later, “The Wiz” is returning home, ready to inspire a whole new generation.

A grassroots organization, called “Neighbors for Buses,” held a town hall meeting on Tuesday at Howard County’s central library to talk over solutions.

There have been nine homicides in Annapolis this year and many more shootings and reports of evening gunfire. It’s easy to overlook that some people are trying to help those hurt by it all.

Students getting to spend time outdoors enhances learning, and legislation that supports outdoor education should be strengthened, say U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes and Nicole Veltre-Luton, a teacher at Baltimore’s Digital Harbor High School.

Enoch Pratt Free Library reminded residents of Carroll County that no matter what happens in their school districts, Marylanders always have access to banned books.

Mohammed Choudhury, who had previously fought to save his job, has told the state school board he does not want a four-year contract beginning next July.

High schoolers in Howard County will get a bit less sleep after Sept. 20.

Howard County government funding priorities and questionable school system budget management are to blame for chronic school bus service failures, Hiruy Hadgu, president of Progressive Democrats of Howard County, says.

A flood of challenges to school library books prompted Carroll County’s superintendent to temporarily take 56 titles off the shelves and change book selection procedures.

A shooting incident near a popular Hampden skate park ended with a chaotic arrest Monday afternoon as dozens of students departing a nearby high school looked on.

Baltimore County Police reported a man was shot in the hand Monday afternoon in the neighborhood next to Lansdowne Middle School, resulting in a brief lockdown at three schools.

Dozens of local drivers are working their way through a hiring pipeline, Superintendent Michael Martirano told board of education members.

“The failure of transportation is my responsibility,” former chief operating officer Scott Washington told the Banner on Wednesday. “Because of the result of transportation, I resigned.”