K-12 schools

Nearly half of Baltimore City schools earned at least three stars out of five stars in the state ratings this year, up from 35% last year.

The annual Maryland School Report Card ratings allow parents and community members to compare how their local schools are performing.

Search our database to compare Maryland schools and their ratings.

For the sixth year, the Maryland State Department of Education will rate each school on a scale of one to five stars.

There are a lot of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Maryland and around the country right now, but officials says it’s rarely dangerous.

Roger Myers filed a lawsuit in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Baltimore County Public Schools and Superintendent Myriam Rogers, contending he officially retired effective July 1.

Montgomery County school leaders announced major plans at practically the same time many parents were sent home from their jobs.

Eric Eiswert had sued Baltimore County Public Schools and Dazhon Darien after an audio clip made it sound like Eiswert made racist and antisemitic comments.

New Village Academy, a charter high school, has been hampered by roadblocks for years. Now it sets its sights on an Annapolis opening in 2026.

The new CEO could earn up to $375,000 annually.

MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to use the newly constructed campus as a “holding school.”

The 29% increase was driven by more suspensions assigned to Hispanic students, children who are learning English and those who receive special education services.

Baltimore County Public Schools officials say a retraining is in order after police drew guns on a Kenwood High School student whose bag of chips was mistaken for a gun.

The Takoma Park Middle School educator will appear Nov. 4.

The Somerset County school board voted Monday to part ways with its superintendent after months of turmoil in the school system.

With guns drawn, Baltimore County Police surrounded a group of students after the Omnilert AI Gun Detection System warned school leaders that a student had a gun. 

Julian Jones wants a review of the events that led to “police officers pulling up on a kid with guns drawn.”

The false alarm was triggered by Omnilert, Baltimore County Public Schools’ gun detection system.

Whose children get to stay at Davidsonville Elementary is now among the most contentious battles in Anne Arundel County's yearlong redistricting process.

While they wait for a developer, two Cherry Hill school buildings have been burned, vandalized and used as a dumping ground.