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Superintendent Myriam Rogers presented her fiscal 2026 budget to Baltimore County's school board on Tuesday.
Baltimore County superintendent details $2.9 billion budget
Baltimore County Public Schools’ $2.98 billion operating budget request for fiscal year 2026 is $480 million more than last year’s.
‘Significant financial strain’ to force closure of Catonsville Catholic school
Declining enrollment and increasing expenses at St. Agnes Catholic School in Catonsville led to the decision to close.
Myriam Yarbrough listens during a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting on July 11, 2023.
Funding Baltimore County schools could be challenging this year. Here’s why.
Superintendent Myriam Rogers said she’s making “a big ask” that would keep the school system moving in the right direction.
The new 4MLK building in the University of Maryland BioPark will officially open next week with lab space and an incubator for startup companies in the Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine.
University of Maryland merges engineering and medicine to turn ideas into companies
A new center in the Baltimore biopark will help develop and commercialize technology that officials say will save and improve people’s lives.
Howard County Schools Superintendent Bill Barnes will present his FY2026 operating budget proposal in Ellicott City, MD, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Howard County schools chief wants to spend more on special education, security staff
Superintendent Bill Barnes is breathing a little easier this January as he proposes his $1.219 billion budget.
Johns Hopkins University has entered a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education after the Office of Civil Rights issued "compliance concerns" over the university's handling of antisemitism and Islamophobia complaints.
Johns Hopkins resolves ‘concerns’ over antisemitic, Islamophobic incidents on campus
Johns Hopkins University has entered a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education after the Office of Civil Rights issued "compliance concerns" over the university's handling of antisemitism and Islamophobia complaints
Photo collage shows Pikesville High School sign with pixellated audio waves in the background.
Ex-Pikesville High School principal sues Baltimore County schools in racist AI case
Eric Eiswert’s lawsuit also names Dazhon Darien, the man accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate him.
Crews are still working to clear roads in some parts of Maryland following a winter storm on Monday.
List: School closings and delays for Wednesday
Here are the Baltimore-area schools closed or delayed Wednesday because of this week’s snow storm.
The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
Here’s the Maryland education legislation we’re keeping an eye on
So far, lawmakers seem focused on the Blueprint, cellphone bans and students charged with crimes.
The John Carroll School is a private Catholic school for grades 9–12 located in Bel Air.
Cops investigate influencer for ‘disturbing’ post about Harford County school
Social media influencer Daniel Hentschel said he once thought about being a school shooter at John Carroll School.
Workers shovel snow off the sidewalks near the dorms at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on Monday.
List: Baltimore-area schools closed Tuesday from winter storm
Public and private school closures for Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Lindsay Glorioso, lead teacher, guides children in a music lesson during a Toddler Cooperative of Baltimore County class at Grace Lutheran Church in Timonium, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
To keep preschool costs low, parents are joining their toddlers in the classroom
Cooperative early learning programs bring parents a more affordable kindergarten prep option in exchange for their time.
Many local kids will have up to three days to play. Beyond that, several area school systems will pivot to virtual learning.
What Maryland parents need to know about snow days
It’s beginning to look a lot like snow days, with a large winter storm predicted to bring 4 to 10 inches of accumulation to the region starting Sunday night.
Baltimore County Public Schools are installing cameras on all its buses to catch cars who pass by when students are getting on and off the bus.
Snow in the forecast: Maryland schools closing early Friday due to weather
Some Maryland school systems have announced they’ll close early on Friday due to the weather.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 24: Lupe Fiasco performs at halftime in the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 24, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
Rapper Lupe Fiasco named visiting professor at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute
The Grammy-nominated emcee will teach students in one-on-one studio sessions next fall.
Students are increasingly wary of becoming saddled with debt when the guarantee of securing a high-salaried position after graduation can be elusive.
Letter: Making sure college is worth the investment
A new federal policy is designed to protect students by potentially penalizing colleges and universities that fail to provide graduates with a fair return on their investment.
Heidi Pratt gives students a demo on concrete tools used created by DeWalt.
‘Learn and earn’: Maryland is betting big on apprenticeships
Maryland wants to attract students to the trades through apprenticeship programs starting at the high school level, joining a push across the U.S.
President Jimmy Carter at a press conference in 1977.
Larry Gibson: Jimmy Carter’s service offers much to be admired, honored
The U.S. and the world continue to benefit from Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments as president and the humanitarian work he pursued after leaving office, University of Maryland Law professor Larry S. Gibson says.
A rendering of the Goucher College campus with the yet-to-be-built University Residence Community towers from Edenwald Senior Living on the right side.
Goucher College to embrace ‘co-generational environment’ with retirement community
Edenwald Senior Living, in Towson, plans to add 127 new units in three apartment towers that will be built on land leased from Goucher College on its campus.
President Jimmy Carter, center, and his wife Rosalynn Carter join fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis on Nov. 12, 1977, for the game between the Navy Midshipmen and Georgia Tech. Navy beat the Yellow Jackets, 20-16.
Like everything about Jimmy Carter, his relationship with the Naval Academy is complicated
The Naval Academy has renamed a classroom building for the 39th president, who recently entered home hospice care. But why did it take so long to honor the only graduate to ever become president?
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