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‘Gross mismanagement’: Superintendent puts Montgomery’s only charter school on notice
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor threatened to revoke Mecca Business Learning Institute’s charter if leaders don’t fix problems.
Mecca Business Learning Institute leaders hoped to launch this fall in a newly renovated Germantown campus, but construction delays meant they had to instead start the year in an old Montgomery County Public School building in Bethesda. The two campuses are about 20 miles apart, leading to transportation issues and enrollment declines.
Montgomery County schools superintendent apologizes after 2-hour delay
So how does the district make decisions on weather-based delays and closures?
Thomas Taylor, superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, apologized to families via email for Tuesday morning’s two-hour school delay.
Naval Academy superintendent on fired commandant: ‘We have standards here’
Naval Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte told the Board of Visitors on Monday that Capt. Gilbert Clark did not meet the “standards” of the military academy.
 Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte took responsibility for firing the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark.
Towson University to dissolve women’s and gender studies department amid low enrollment
Towson University’s women’s studies program is one of the oldest in the country, according to the department’s website; it was established in 1973 and became a formal department in 2002.
Towson University
List: Wintry mix causes area school closings and delays for Tuesday
Maryland school districts are announcing delays and closures as a wintry mix moves across the state Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of Maryland.
Can high schoolers solve Maryland’s child care shortage?
Attracting kids to the field early could help boost the state’s workforce.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 — Christo Rey Jesuit High School sophomores Nayeli Galvez-Hernandez, left, and Amari Cheeks work with Ariyin Reed, 2, and Kross Usher, 2, in Imani Sims’ Pre-K 2 class at The Loyola School.
Racism claim that rocked Bethesda-Chevy Chase still lingers
Dan Engler, once a popular teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, was accused of racism by two students. The incident was a flashpoint at the school and upended Engler’s career.
Dan Engler, a former teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months
Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.
Ehsan Rajabi and his wife have been stranded in Canada for three months.
Do you speak like a public school administrator? Take our quiz to find out
Public school administrators tend to speak their own language. Can you decode it?
Public school administrators tend to speak their own language. Can you decode it?
How one community will honor a hidden piece of Maryland’s Black history
The stout, white building off Jerusalem Road sits on what’s known as, somewhat ironically, the “Beauty Spot.” It's actually an important piece of Maryland's Black history.
The Rosenwald School in Poolesville has been transformed into an office for the DOT facility. The floors have been removed but the original walls and some of the eight-foot windows remain.
State investigators: AI tool wasn’t biased when it flagged student’s chips as gun
Maryland’s Office of the Inspector General for Education recommended more training for school staff and police in use of its AI-powered Omnilert weapon detection technology.
Kenwood High School in Essex. A new inspector general’s report found an artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection system exhibited no bias when it mistakenly flagged that a student at the school had a gun.
Speech therapists are stressed and short-staffed. Enter generative AI.
Speech language pathologists are mostly wary of being replaced by AI while still being drawn in by the chance to cut down on workloads.
Trump’s new loan policy may end this future doctor’s dreams
A bill signed by President Donald Trump this summer ended the popular Grad PLUS loan program, which allowed graduate students to take out full loans for their studies.
Jefferson Vasquez-Reyes, a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, is worried he won't be able to afford medical school because of new caps on the Grad PLUS loan program.
Morgan State could one day run entirely on AI
The historically Black college may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
Morgan State University may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
Need homework help or personal advice? These college students are turning to AI
Some students at Morgan State University say AI use is a natural part of learning, while others are skeptical and stay away from it.
Students walk around campus several weeks before classes begin at Morgan State University on August 5, 2025.
Another top Naval Academy leader ousted in latest Trump-era shake-up
Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr., the commandant of midshipmen at the Naval Academy, was relieved of his duties in the latest Trump-era shake-up for the military school.
The Naval Academy announced Monday that Capt. Gilbert E. Clark, Jr., has been removed as commandant of midshipmen.
Garrison Forest School appoints its first leader of color
Monica Pickett Rodriguez will be Garrison Forest’s 14th head of school when she starts in the summer of 2027.
Monica Pickett Rodriguez will be Garrison Forest’s 14th head of school when she starts in the summer of 2027.
Too many kids skip pre-K. Baltimore hopes $500,000 will change that.
Vacant Baltimore City properties could soon be repurposed for child care.
At a press conference at Arundel Elementary School in Baltimore, Mayor Brandon Scott said the city will be putting $500,000 in the hands of the Fund for Educational Excellence to eventually get more city kids into high-quality preschool programs. Right now, about 1,000 Baltimore kids enter kindergarten with no prior classroom experience, Scott said.
Baltimore County’s latest redistricting impacts 11 schools but only one student
Some small boundary fixes in the central region could save the school system headaches in the future.
Hampton Elementary School following recent Baltimore County Redistricting. 3/19/2024. Timonium, MD.
Maryland schools lost students this year, early estimates show. What’s to blame?
It's an unexpected turn in a state that predicted an overall increase in the number of students in the next decade.
Seventh-grade students eat lunch at Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville.
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