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Photo collage of silhouette of a bearded man cut out of generic diploma and resume with name “Dazhon Darien” on top. Scattered around the image are images of a mortarboard, football, first place ribbon and whistle on a yellow lanyard.
Florida warned schools about a teacher’s fraud. Baltimore County missed the red flags.
Details about Dazhon Darien's troubled work history were listed in a national database.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Letter: Bloomberg’s $1 billion gift to JHU will pay dividends for generations
The entire health care ecosystem, and the communities it serves, have been uplifted by the transformational generosity of Michael Bloomberg, says Mohan Suntha, president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
Maryland education giant files for bankruptcy, but says students won’t notice
The Prince George’s County technology company once valued at $5 billion is now valued closer to $11 million.
JD Vance, wearing a blue suit and blue tie, speaks while Donald Trump, wearing a dark suit and red tie, stands over his shoulder watching.
I don’t want kids. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s comments about women who don’t have children insults their right to make choices about their own lives.
Maryland is pouring more funds into child care scholarships as more families face rising costs.
Maryland’s best-funded solution to the child care crisis might never be enough
Maryland’s budget was prepared to give scholarships to 40,000 kids to help their families afford child care. Less than a month into the fiscal year, it’s already blown past that number.
The Prince George’s County Maryland logo seen in the Lowe House Office Building in Annapolis on March 15, 2024.
Prince George’s County school board member ran for reelection while working in Missouri
David Murray first reported to St. Louis on Jan. 4 for his new job as chief academic officer with the Ferguson-Florissant school district while running for reelection to the Prince George’s County school board.
___ works on an assignment in reading class at Montebello Elementary/Middle School on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Schools throughout the state are beginning to shift toward using a phonics style of instruction for reading, which is also known as “the science of reading.”
Maryland third graders who aren’t reading well would be held back under new rule
The policy could result in thousands of third graders being held back, but some research shows it could work.
From left: Vicki Mathew, Cate Cochran and Maya Moorthy conduct field research in Wapusk National Park outside Churchill, Canada in August of 2022.
These Baltimore high schoolers are traveling somewhere few humans ever go — for science
Students from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and the Park School are headed to one of the most remote places in the world to study climate change.
A fan that is nineteen feet in diameter pushes the wind through the tunnel at The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel at University of Maryland.
A rare look inside UMD’s historic wind tunnel will blow you away
The Baltimore Banner photojournalist Kaitlin Newman and audience engagement editor Krishna Sharma were granted rare access to The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel at the University of Maryland. See how much wind they could withstand.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, speaks about budget cuts at a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. He's joined by Treasurer Dereck Davis, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right.
Maryland cuts nearly $150M from budget as Medicaid, child care costs rise
Rising enrollment in Medicaid and the Child Care Scholarship Program led Gov. Wes Moore to propose budget cuts in order to keep those programs funded.
Baltimore Teachers Union President Diamonté Brown called for public input in the school system’s search for a CEO next year.
Baltimore teachers and principals want transparency in search for new schools CEO
The Baltimore City school board needs to find a CEO next year. It’s not saying much about how that’ll happen.
Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
UMD will pay $500K to settle allegations of failing to disclose Chinese companies’ funding
The undisclosed funding came from two Chinese companies, both of which have been viewed with skepticism in the U.S.
Harford County’s school board approved a new Advanced Placement African American studies course in July after rejecting it last month.
Is African American studies ‘divisive’? This school board changed its mind
Previously, some Harford County school board members said they believed the African American studies course was too political and didn’t include enough positive history.
Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos listens during a hearing inside Baltimore City Hall. Glasses sit atop her head and there is a laptop computer open in front of her on a desk.
Odette Ramos sends Hopkins $100M wishlist in negotiation over AI project
Johns Hopkins and Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos say they’ve consulted attorneys following their back-and-forth over a proposed AI center, according to communications obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
The City of Baltimore is seeking to remove a referendum from November’s ballot that would earmark payments of at least $1,000 for new parents.
Baltimore seeks to remove proposal for $1,000 payments to new parents from ballot
The proposed charter amendment, if approved, would provide one-time payments of at least $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Brian Ralph, the director of food and nutrition services for the Howard County Public School System, talks about the new healthy school meal options coming soon on Thursday, July 11, at Guilford Park High School in Jessup.
Howard County officials announce healthier food options for coming school year
After surveying 375 parents and students, Howard County schools will provide healthier breakfasts and lunches this coming school year.
A yearslong legal battle over control of Maryland’s PTA chapter could result in more than $1 million in legal fees and squandering member dues.
Nasty fight over Maryland’s renegade PTA chapter could cost $1 million
A yearslong legal battle over control of Maryland’s PTA chapter could result in more than $1 million in legal fees and squandering member dues, real estate and other assets in pursuit of the case.
Starting in fall 2025, more Howard County students will qualify to ride a school bus to and from school each day.
More Howard County students will get to ride school buses, but not until fall 2025
The Howard County Board of Education has reduced the minimum distance between home and campus for a student to qualify for a school bus ride. The change takes effect in the 2025-2026 school year.
Mohammed Choudhury, the former state schools superintendent for Maryland, previously worked at school districts in Dallas and San Antonio.
After quiet exit, former Maryland schools superintendent lands new job in Texas
Maryland’s former education chief Mohammed Choudhury is returning to Texas to work for the Fort Worth school district.
The Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund is a proposed city charter amendment that will  be on the ballot in November. If passed, it would give parents $1,000 upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Baltimore voters could approve cash for new parents. Here’s how it might work.
If voters decide the city of Baltimore should give new parents $1,000 of unconditional cash, this is how the program could be funded and implemented.
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