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Students sue University of Maryland over canceled Gaza vigil
A student group is alleging in a federal lawsuit that the University of Maryland has violated its First Amendment rights.
Illustration of a school sign with bullet holes.
When I was a student, school shootings were rare. As a teacher, they were expected.
School shootings have become more widespread and expected across America than in previous generations.
An anti-affirmative action group that won a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision sued the Naval Academy for considering race in its admissions.
Naval Academy on trial over race in admissions: What you should know
The case marks latest effort by Students for Fair Admissions to eliminate race-conscious policies in higher education.
The Anne Arundel County Courthouse is located on Church Circle in Annapolis. It is home to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Court, the State Attorney's Office and other agencies.
Former Severna Park teacher accused of sexual abuse will stay in jail
During a second bail hearing for Matthew Schlegel, prosecutors played video interviews with each of the eight students who accused the former teacher of abuse.
The new health professions building at Towson University moves most of the College of Health Professions programs into one building for the first time in the university’s history.
From high-tech simulations to rooftop gardens: Towson’s $192M health professions building by the numbers
The new building at Towson University includes simulation labs that feel like walking into the wing of a hospital or a primary care office.
Howard County is the only large school district in Maryland that doesn’t have its own bus fleet, the audit noted.
Finally, some answers: What caused Howard County’s school bus crisis last year
After thousands of Howard County students were stranded without bus service last August, people wanted answers. Now, a year later, there are some.
Law enforcement and emergency personnel gather near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. An on-campus fight led to one person being injured, officials said.
After fatal shooting, Joppatowne High bans backpacks until new lockers are available
A locker for every student should be installed by next week at Joppatowne High School, following the fatal shooting of Warren Curtis Grant.
Clotilda Kwasire Shikanda came from Kenya to teach students who are deaf and hard of hearing at Waverly Elementary/Middle School.
Baltimore schools are importing a scarce resource: Teachers
Over 100 educators came from overseas to hone their craft and share their cultures in Baltimore City schools this year.
Children’s books are on display at an event kicking off the expansion of ParentChild+ into Baltimore. The organization boosts educational opportunities for low-income children by deploying early education experts to the home twice a week for nearly a year.
Baltimore toddlers are about to get a lifelong jump on reading
ParentChild+ will send early learning specialists into 30 toddlers’ homes and day care locations twice a week, bearing educational gifts and guidance for caregivers.
The exterior of the Baltimore City Schools Administrative Headquarters on North Avenue.
Two weeks after ‘Book Banning Pastor’ visit, Baltimore school board tightens security
Entrance and exit points to school board meetings have been limited, and only the media can use professional recording equipment.
A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
Joppatowne community holds vigil to remember student shot inside high school
Joppatowne High School students are expected to return to the classroom on Thursday following an emotional week after a teen was killed in a shooting inside the school.
Baltimore County middle school students sit in class on the first day of school.
School lockdowns happen all the time. This one felt different.
School lockdowns happen all the time but one reporter almost ignored the text messages from her daughter: “Mom. Something is happening.”
A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppetowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
16-year-old fatally shot fellow student after fight at Harford County high school, authorities say
The school’s principal and resource officer heard a commotion in the first-floor men’s bathroom, but did not hear the shot.
Neighborhood children enjoy a playground at Dutch Village apartments in Northeast Baltimore.
A New York investor came to town. His next moves could threaten a Baltimore school
As many as 120 Yorkwood Elementary School students could be pushed out of their community, with devastating consequences to their school.
Maryland’s education watchdog says former Maryland Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury and his administration used an encrypted messaging app to discuss state business.
A probe found Maryland’s top education officials swapped encrypted messages. Should they have?
Maryland’s education watchdog says former Maryland Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury and his administration used an encrypted messaging app to discuss state business.
Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
Maryland public colleges limit events on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
The University System of Maryland — which oversees the state’s public colleges — will not allow special events on Oct. 7 unless they “support a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
Andrea Rodriguez Avila wearing glasses and a powder blue suit jacket while holding an award.
Family of Rice University student killed remembers her as academic achiever, caring leader
Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her residential hall on the campus of Rice University in Houston. The family of the 21-year-old issued a statement, saying her "precious life was lost to horrific violence."
Steuart Hill, a now-vacant school, was one of five Baltimore school facilities where fires mysteriously broke out in July.
How did five Baltimore school facilities mysteriously catch fire in July?
The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.
Water fountains in public school(Photo by Shan Wallace/The Baltimore Banner)
Maryland found ‘forever chemicals’ in school water fountains. Now what?
Maryland officials found the insidious chemicals in water at 34 schools.
In this photo from July 18, 2023, Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, exits the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann found guilty of sexually abusing student
Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, worked at the private, independent all-boys school in Roland Park from 2007 to 2023.
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