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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.
yellow school buses
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.
Microsoft to open quantum research center near University of Maryland
Microsoft is opening a new quantum research center near the University of Maryland, part of a push to make the state a hub for quantum science.
Quantum particles — quibits — can be in multiple states at once, and linked in pairs that let you determine the state of one anywhere in the world by observing the other.
‘Pandemic babies’ are off to school. Their early isolation has led to some struggles.
In a major pandemic milestone, the babies born during the early days of COVID-19 are finally old enough to start school.
Students arrive to their first classes on the first day on school at Midtown Academy in August.
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.
Johns Hopkins’ AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy
Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 — Remington residents gather together to talk about concerns regarding Johns Hopkins University’s plans to remove trees for new construction of a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute. Baltimore City, Md.
Earl Richardson, who helped transform Morgan State and other Maryland HBCUs, has died
Dr. Earl Richardson, who served as Morgan’s President for more than two decades, has died. He was 81.
Dr. Earl S. Richardson.
Maryland professors were targeted by Charlie Kirk. Now what?
After Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, some of his professor targets in Maryland worry for their own safety and feel anxious about the climate of distrust he sowed among young people.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—JULY 26: Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before former President Donald Trump's arrival during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump had earlier in the day met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago.
Lifeline for first-generation Maryland students could be cut by Trump administration
The Trump administration in its proposal called TRIO a “relic of the past,” adding “access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means.”
Jason Ramirez Yohe, a sophomore at The University of Maryland, poses for a portrait on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in College Park, Md.
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.
As universities chase AI, St. John’s College doubles down on Great Books
St. John's College in Annapolis quaintly calls its professors “tutors” who guide small groups of undergraduates through vigorous examinations of the so-called Great Books of literature, science and more.
McDowell Hall, completed in 1789, is the oldest building on the campus of St. John’s College in Annapolis.
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.
Towson University looks to tap into Ravens fanbase with new partnership
Towson University is partnering with the Baltimore Ravens in a deal aimed at expanding the university’s visibility and student programming and the team’s community engagement.
As part of the deal, Towson University will run a kiosk on the RavensWalk.
Deadline nears for Maryland student loan borrowers to get up to $5K in relief
The deadline to apply for up to $5,000 in relief for the Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit for the 2025 tax season is Monday.
In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
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.
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