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Seventeen Baltimore County schools participated in a pilot program to limit student cellphone use.
These Baltimore County schools cracked down on cellphones. Here’s how it went.
Seventeen Baltimore County Public Schools participated in a pilot program to limit student cellphone use.
Corey Bryce reads a book with her 1-year-old daughter, Julien, inside their Columbia, Maryland home on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Julien has been in an infants & toddlers program since she was about 4 months old, and Bryce says she knows she won’t be able to afford preschool without the money the state plans to funnel into pre-kindergarten education.
These parents are leaving work to stay home with their kids — but not by choice
Maryland laid-off federal workers have suddenly found themselves in the nation’s oldest job: full-time parenthood.
The Howard County Council’s vote means the school board will need to cut tens of millions from its budget
Howard County schools come up short in lean County Council spending plan
The Howard County Council approved a $2.35 billion operating budget Wednesday.
Matthew Schlegel is standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
Child testifies at Severna Park Elementary teacher’s sex abuse trial: ‘He would always touch us’
Prosecutors, meanwhile, dropped 26 out of the 55 charges against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, who’s standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
Brittany Jakubowski, an English teacher at Catonsville Middle School, grew a diversity fair from a class project into a community event that draws hundreds.
While some schools cut back, Baltimore County’s top teacher leans into inclusion
At a time when public schools are under pressure to scale back diversity programs, Brittany Jakubowski remains dedicated to making her students feel like they belong.
Renderings of the design for the updated campus of Baltimore City College in East Baltimore. The final review of the building design and pre-construction kick-off are slated for Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Baltimore City College gets a bold, modern upgrade: See the renderings
The “Castle on the Hill” is slated for a face-lift that would wrap a back corner of the building in an austere modern facade.
President Donald Trump will speak at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, one day after Vice President JD Vance gives the commencement address at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony in Annapolis.
JD Vance won’t say much at the Naval Academy graduation. You should listen anyway.
Vice presidential addresses receive far less attention than those given by presidents. The Biden effect makes it a mistake, however, to ignore what the VP has to say.
Maryland has cut over $150 million in funding to the state’s public university system.
Maryland regents will allow furloughs, salary reductions at universities
Amid state and federal budget cuts, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted to allow universities to institute furloughs and temporary salary cuts.
Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African American students.
The old Frederick Douglass High School held a secret. Here’s what was found behind the safe door.
Unbeknownst to school staff, they were leaving something behind in the century-old building.
Severna Park Elementary School teacher accused of sexually abusing 8 students to stand trial
Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is charged in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault. He maintains his innocence.
Still image from the body camera footage as police ended a Johns Hopkins University student encampment.
Excessive force or not? Video shows how police ended a Johns Hopkins student encampment
Student groups at the Johns Hopkins University claim that school police used excessive force in dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment last week.
Plebe Augustus Russo, center, of Summit, New Jersey, successfully places an upperclassman’s hat atop the Herndon Monument on Wednesday.
The Naval Academy’s changing — but this messy tradition isn’t going anywhere
The Herndon Climb remains a rite of passage at the Annapolis military academy.
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright issued guidance on charter school funding this month.
Baltimore charter schools say they’re underfunded. State leaders seem to agree.
The ongoing dispute between Baltimore’s school system and its 31 charter schools came to another turning point this month.
The Teachers Association of Baltimore County is the union representing 9,000 educators in the school system.
Baltimore County teachers demand raises they were promised amid budget cuts
The Baltimore County teachers union announced they were offered 1.5% raises instead of the 5% they'd negotiated previously.
Brooke Bourne, center, a senior at Western High School, answers a question from the audience during Monday evening’s community discussion on the Baltimore student transportation crisis.
Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time. Here are 5 ways to fix that.
The Baltimore Banner gathered over 100 people to discuss solutions to the city’s transportation nightmare for kids.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a town hall in March.
Howard County executive proposes additional $14.5 million to help schools close budget gap
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball filed emergency budget legislation Monday to provide up to $14.5 million in additional funding to the school system for the coming fiscal year.
University President Bruce Jarrell told the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Monday evening that the school will lay off 30 full-time staff and eliminate an additional 30 vacant positions.
University of Maryland, Baltimore, will lay off employees, reduce salaries amid budget crisis
University of Maryland, Baltimore, President Bruce Jarrell warned of a “clear and present danger” in relation to layoffs.
Advocates formed the Maryland Child Alliance to establish a fund for parents of newborns in Baltimore.
Baltimore ‘baby bonus’ advocates hit another roadblock
The Maryland Child Alliance is back to collecting signatures to create a fund for parents of newborns.
A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, gets on the bus in Cherry Hill, Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024.
Get on board, Maryland, it’s time to fix Baltimore’s school transit mess
Baltimore must acknowledge its failure to provide reliable transportation for city students and start a conversation about how to fix it.
There have been “upwards of 10″ incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
TikTok ‘challenge’ has sparked fires in Maryland classrooms, officials warn
There have been multiple incidents of students in Prince George’s County sticking objects into their school-issued or personal electronic devices, causing fires and smoke.
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