K-12 schools
Baltimore County schools chief’s former driver casts doubt on her residency claims
Myriam Rogers disputes assertions that she doesn’t live in Baltimore County.
‘Especially troubling’: A Howard County bus aide faces sex offense, assault charges
A Howard County bus attendant, contracted to serve students at the Linwood Center, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of fourth-degree sex offense this week.
Baltimore schools to cut tutoring and more after Trump administration backtracks on funds
Thousands of city school students will immediately be effected by the federal cuts to education.
Investigation casts doubt on whether Baltimore County schools chief is a resident
Myriam Rogers’ contract requires the superintendent to live in Baltimore County.
Maryland schools face ‘catastrophic’ loss of $418 million in federal funds
The U.S. Department of Education told Maryland education leaders that they will not reimburse schools for $418 million in funds they had already committed to giving them.
Maryland wants to turn federal workers into teachers. Here’s how.
Gov. Wes Moore directed education leaders to help displaced federal workers fill open teaching positions. These are their current options.
How a plan to make Maryland schools better is putting budgets in crisis
Three years in, the Blueprint has become synonymous with budget cuts, leaving school leaders reconsidering how they spend every dime.
Letter: Reject private-school vouchers; support public schools
Stephanie C. Chupein says Marylanders should reject school vouchers and support public schools that serve all children, not just the wealthiest.
Baltimore County school board didn’t discuss member’s censure. But the public did.
The rare move to publicly reprimand Maggie Domanowski was hotly debated, despite a vote not to discuss it.
After years of low test scores, Maryland schools will change the way they teach math
Maryland education leaders want to get more kids taking advanced math sooner.
Trump called out Baltimore math scores. Can you pass a similar test?
Maryland kids underperformed on state math tests. Banner subscribers struggled, too.
Maryland Senate seeks middle ground on changes to Blueprint education plan
The Maryland Senate is charting a middle ground between a revamp sought by the governor and minimal tweaks sought by the House of Delegates.
Trump singles out Baltimore’s math scores as he dismantles U.S. Education Department
The president conflated an Algebra I test with “basic mathematics.”
What Education Department closure could mean for Maryland schools and colleges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Letter: Howard County kids with disabilities want fairness, not luxury
Benjamin Schmitt, president of the Howard County Education Association, says students with disabilities deserve fairness when it comes to educational funding priorities.
Thousands of Maryland teachers don’t have a license — and are struggling to get one
The number of teachers with a temporary license has skyrocketed in the last five years.
School cellphone ban may be tough medicine for kids, but it worked
Baltimore students gave up their phones kicking and screaming, but now they report better grades and focus.
Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
Education Department officials insist the staff reductions will not affect civil rights investigations and the layoffs were “strategic decisions.”
Howard County executive expresses concerns about school board’s $1.26 billion budget request
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said Friday that the school board’s $1.26 billion funding request is “unattainable and unaffordable.”
Baltimore County school board censures member for ‘disrespectful conduct’
Maggie Domanowski is accused of using a “tone and manner that was perceived as uncivil and aggressive” during a Jan. 28 school board meeting.