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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.
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.
Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1883, is the second oldest high school created specifically for African American students.
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.
Still image from the body camera footage as police ended a Johns Hopkins University student encampment.
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.
Plebe Augustus Russo, center, of Summit, New Jersey, successfully places an upperclassman’s hat atop the Herndon Monument on Wednesday.
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.
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright issued guidance on charter school funding this month.
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.
The Teachers Association of Baltimore County is the union representing 9,000 educators in the school system.
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.
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.
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.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a town hall in March.
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.
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.
Baltimore ‘baby bonus’ advocates hit another roadblock
The Maryland Child Alliance is back to collecting signatures to create a fund for parents of newborns.
Advocates formed the Maryland Child Alliance to establish a fund for parents of newborns in Baltimore.
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.
A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, gets on the bus in Cherry Hill, Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024.
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.
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.
Should Naval Academy leader push back on Trump’s book ban? 600 grads say yes.
In an open letter to Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, hundreds of Naval Academy grads cited the decision to remove 381 books from the library catalogue as the latest sign that she isn’t fulfilling her duty to protect a diversity of ideas.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks alongside Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, academy superintendent, during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy on April 1, 2025.
Commentary: It was already hard for teachers. Then Trump took office.
Students are expected to thrive even as the federal government has instituted hundreds of millions of dollars in education cuts.
Want better school commutes in Baltimore? First, find out who’s riding the bus.
Without data, experts say, it’s all but impossible for school officials and transit planners to find solutions for the thousands of Baltimore City kids who struggle to get to class on time every day.
Passengers board a bus at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.
Touring the Naval Academy just got tougher for foreign visitors
A foreign passport won’t get you onto the military academy’s campus anymore.
The U.S. Naval Academy is among popular tourist destinations in Annapolis.
How Baltimore County school budget woes could reshape student mental health support
Psychologists and counselors were reclassified to 10-month employees to save money in Baltimore County.
Maryland loses 550 AmeriCorps positions to Trump administration cuts
Maryland lawmakers and AmeriCorps partners are asking the community to step in to save their organizations and programs as the Trump administration moves to significantly cut the federal agency.
Alexandria Warrick Adams, executive director of Elev8 Baltimore, said at a Thursday press conference that Maryland communities and children will feel the effects of AmeriCorps cuts.
Retired Howard County schools chief tapped to lead Western Maryland school district
Michael Martirano left the Howard County Public School System abruptly last year.
Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano takes questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 about issues with school buses during the first week of school.
Maryland AG praises order to restore funding for education programs after Trump administration cuts
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Education to resume pandemic recovery funding that had been abruptly cut off for several states.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown addresses legal action taken by his office related to federal funding cuts by the Trump administration.
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