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K-12 schools

    Montgomery County has a shortage of child-care options. Here’s 2 ways officials want to fix it.
    Montgomery County leaders celebrated a $10 million investment to expand Head Start services to children 3 and younger, as well as to provide financial support for community child-care providers.
    County Executive Marc Elrich is joined by other Montgomery County leaders as they tout a plan to expand early childhood education access while at the Academy Child Development Center in North Potomac on Wednesday.
    With the loss of Blue Ribbon program, Maryland school leaders are on their own
    To “return education to the states,” the U.S. Department of Education ended the national Blue Ribbon program. Maryland education leaders need to find a new way to honor their shining schools.
    Students at St Joseph School celebrated their Blue Ribbon win with cheers, signs and confetti on September 23, 2024. U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools, the highest honor the department doles out. Five local Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been selected this year based on their outstanding academic performance on national and state assessments.
    How middle school farmers are helping feed their neighbors
    Students at Loiederman broke ground on a one-acre campus farm in 2024, which now yields enough fresh produce for its own farmers’ market.
    The farmer's market adjacent to the garden at Loiederman Middle School sells produce grown by students.
    Anne Arundel school board members propose new redistricting options amid threats from angry parents
    Members of the Anne Arundel County school board this week introduced new ideas for tackling overcrowding and under-enrollment across the district, saying they faced threats from the community as they developed the plans.
    From left: Anne Arundel County Board of Education members Erica McFarland, Joanna Bache Tobin, Dana Schallheim and Dawn Pulliam listen to public comment about proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
    Anne Arundel schools superintendent rebukes employee’s ‘hateful’ posts after Kirk killing
    Anne Arundel County superintendent’s remarks come one week after Kirk’s allies discovered Instagram comments celebrating his murder that they believe were posted by a school district employee.
    Dr. Mark Bedell, Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent, addresses the audience after the end of public comment on proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
    Anne Arundel school bus drivers reach tentative agreement, averting strike
    School bus drivers and attendants in Anne Arundel County reached a tentative agreement with employers, halting any potential strikes that would have lefts thousands of students without a ride to school.
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    MCPS vape sensors bombarded administrators with false alarms
    The vape sensors were purchased using money from a settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL, but have flooded administrators with false alarms.
    If high school doesn’t prepare teens for college, one leader wants a ‘money-back guarantee’
    Montgomery County Public schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor made a bold commitment to reimburse county public school graduates for the cost of any remedial math and literacy courses at Montgomery College.
    The Montgomery College campus in Takoma Park, Md.
    Poll: Parents give MCPS a strong endorsement, but some residents worry about decline
    Most Montgomery County Public Schools parents would grade the district as an A or B. However, 34% of poll respondents said they believe the quality of public schools is getting worse.
    A backpack of teenage angst: Some Howard County middle schoolers don’t like new rules
    Select Howard County middle schools aren’t allowing students to carry backpacks from class to class. The teenagers have thoughts.
    The backpacks of middle school students in class at Nottingham Middle School hang on their chairs on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
    Harford County schools’ book ban tests state law
    A book ban in Harford County Public Schools was the Baltimore area’s first test of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act.
    AUGUST 18, 2025 - Dozens of protesters stand outside the Harford County Public Schools headquarters to protest the school board's decision to ban a book from school libraries.
    Some say this nun created a ‘climate of fear.’ The archdiocese elevated her.
    The Archdiocese of Baltimore's newest superintendent has faced years of controversy and complaints over her leadership.
    Sister Patricia McCarron at Notre Dame Preparatory, the school she led for 20 years, on July 22, 2025.
    City College teens flocked to Mount Vernon eateries. Then came the crackdown.
    Baltimore City College High School students line up outside Viccino’s Italian Gourmet restaurant during their lunch break.
    Howard, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City educators finalists for Maryland’s top teacher
    The Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced at a dinner on Sept. 26.
    Three Baltimore-area teachers are among the seven statewide named finalists for the title of the state Teacher of the Year.
    Howard High School closed Wednesday due to power outage
    Howard High School is closed to students and staff on Wednesday because the building has no power.
    Howard High School was closed on Sept. 3 because the building had no power.
    Somerset County is the state’s second-most-improved district for reading
    Though making strides in English, Somerset County was one of the worst at improving math.
    In Anne Arundel, Meade and Crofton high schools’ growth stands out on state reading test
    “This data is evidence that the work we have done over the last three years is paying dividends,” Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said in a statement.
    Howard County schools’ top 10 on state English and math assessments
    The top 10 performing Howard County schools for the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) English and math tests.
    Lime Kiln Middle School was one of the Top 10 performing schools on the English language arts assessment.
    4 things to know about Howard County’s MCAP scores
    Howard County Public School System elementary and middle school students once again outperformed state averages in the annual reading and math exams.
    5 takeaways from Montgomery County’s 2025 MCAP scores
    While Montgomery County students outperformed their peers statewide overall, children in the county didn’t see the same level of progress as in some other districts.
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