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Maryland sees drop in Hispanic graduations as immigration raids ramp up
A precipitous drop in the number of Hispanic students and foreign students learning English has fueled a 1 percentage point decline in the state’s graduation rate for 2025.
A student walks past lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
Montgomery County public schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday
MCPS announced Tuesday that schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday. School officials will announce on Thursday whether they will close on Friday.
Cynthia Ferguson, left, and Joni Kayne sled down a hill on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, during a snowstorm  in Silver Spring, Md. at Pinecrest Park.
List: School closings and delays for Wednesday
Here’s what we know about Maryland school and college closures as cold weather and ice persist.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 — Ava Funk, 5, boards her school bus to Davidsonville Elementary School in Riva, MD.
List: Winter storm school closings and delays for Tuesday
As crews clear snow, several school systems across Maryland will be closed or delayed on Tuesday.
Several school systems across Maryland will be closed or delayed on Tuesday.
After the snow comes the next challenge for schools — extreme cold
As Maryland schools are clearing out from the winter snow storm, officials are trying to prepare for the next weather event: extreme cold.
Lockers in a hallway inside of Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Md. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Watch: Superintendent’s snow day rap gets clicks and a few clucks
Somewhere at the intersection of creative and cringe lies Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s rap video announcing an MCPS snow day.
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor becomes Super Snowy/Doctor T when he decides to close schools.
List: School snow closings and delays in Maryland
Here is a list of K-12 schools closing or delaying start times Monday, Jan. 25.
The weather has closed many area schools.
MCPS: No school Monday and Tuesday
MCPS schools, already slated to close on Monday, will close on Tuesday also due to the snowstorm.
About two dozen kids and their parents found top-notch sledding in Pinecrest Park in the Woodmoor neighborhood of Silver Spring Sunday afternoon.
In Howard County, predicting school snow days is a sport
Howard schools chief Bill Barnes acknowledged last month that it can seem like there’s no rhyme or reason to snow days.
A child sleds down a hill at Lake Elkhorn during a snow day on January 6th, 2025 in Columbia, MD.
Could this weekend’s snowstorm extend the school year in Maryland?
Here’s what happens if Central Maryland schools use all their snow days.
A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
List: Maryland universities announce closures, cancellations ahead of snowstorm
Maryland universities have announced closures, cancellations and virtual adjustments ahead of a major snowstorm this weekend.
Maryland universities have announced closures, cancellations and virtual adjustments ahead of a major snowstorm this weekend.
Ex-St. John’s Parish Day School employee sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse materials
Ellicott City resident Jackie Wang, 18, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor count in October after police found an external hard drive hidden under his mattress that contained child sexual abuse material.
Exterior of the Circuit Court for Howard County is seen on January 30, 2024.
A months-old charter school faces closure. Did it stand a chance?
Some people will undoubtedly view the upcoming vote as a statement on whether charter schools are welcome in Maryland’s largest school district.
MECCA Business Learning Institute parents talk with school board member Rita Montoya about their desire to keep the charter school open on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
University of Baltimore loses all 3 academic deans in one month
Deans at the Merrick School of Business, College of Public Affairs and Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences have announced their departures at the University of Baltimore.
The University of Baltimore is seen along the Jones Falls Expressway.
Towson University delays spring semester ahead of winter storm, cancels classes until Tuesday
Towson University announced Thursday it is delaying the start of the spring semester because of the approaching winter storm.
Towson University announced Thursday it is delaying the start of the spring semester because of the approaching winter storm.
Hopkins researcher uses familiar tool to track falling space junk
A Johns Hopkins University researcher published a study in the journal Science on Thursday outlining a method that uses seismometers to track space debris as it falls to Earth, according to the university.
Debris from Shenzhou-15, a Chinese spacecraft, as it falls to the Earth on April 2, 2024.
Should 16-year-olds vote in school board races? Some Howard County teens say yes.
Howard County teens are lobbying lawmakers to lower the voting age in Board of Election races to 16 and to expand the voting rights of the board’s student member.
Illuminate Maryland student leader Rishit Guttam holds up a piece of paper to signal a candidate’s response time is running out during the Howard County Executive Youth Forum at the Elkridge Branch Library earlier this month.
Johns Hopkins taps former COVID Center leader as interim provost
Lainie Rutkow, the university’s executive vice provost, will lead academics at Hopkins.
Johns Hopkins University new provost Lainie Rutkow.
New century, new MICA? Baltimore’s struggling art school courts a new kind of student.
After years of bleeding cash and students, the Bolton Hill-based college, MICA, announces a new strategy.
Attendees walk past a balloon display commemorating 200 years of operation during MICA’s bicentennial celebration on Wednesday.
University of Maryland, BCCC violated law in union negotiations, labor board finds
The University of Maryland in College Park and Baltimore City Community College violated state labor laws while bargaining with their unions, according to the Maryland Public Employee Relations Board.
The McKeldin Library and The Mall at The University of Maryland, College Park, on March 16, 2025 in College Park, MD.
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