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McDaniel College to offer free graduate tuition to McDonogh School teachers
Graduate tuition at the Carroll County college averages around $11,500 per year.
McDaniel College in Westminster, September 13, 2024.
Will Howard County give an extra $38 million to fix aging schools?
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed off on legislation months ago to allow for county surplus funding to go to the school system. Now he's calling that into question.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, left, wrote the County Council on Dec. 10 to confirm nearly $38 million in surplus funds, but stopped short of committing to provide it to the schools, as a recently adopted county bill had stipulated.
Maryland is keeping more foster kids with family, but there’s still a long way to go
Research shows that foster kids adjust better and are more likely to be reunited with the parents when they stay under the care of loved ones.
Faith Staubs moved to Washington County in October 2024 and was caring for Skyler full-time before Christmas. She said the once quiet boy has blossomed since being home with family.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore president sues ex-professor who accused her of plagiarism
Donna Satterlee, a former faculty member at the HCBU, accused its president, Heidi Anderson, of plagiarizing several paragraphs of her 1986 dissertation.
Dr. Heidi Anderson speaks as she is presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021.
5 things to know about the proposed Montgomery County schools budget
Superintendent Thomas Taylor said tough economic conditions and declining enrollment will keep spending tight.
Thomas Taylor, superintendent of schools, during a Montgomery County Board of Education work session in September.
Anne Arundel schools superintendent unveils conservative $1.9 billion budget
Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell unveiled a $1.9 billion spending plan for next fiscal year that he characterized as responsible amid budgetary constraints and uncertainty at the state and federal levels.
Dr. Mark Bedell, Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent, takes a microphone to speak after another parent interrupted public comment about proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Maryland public school enrollment is shrinking, and leaders are scratching their heads
The state’s public schools have lost more than 11,000 students since last school year, a troubling sign for local education leaders whose funding is tied to how many students they serve.
A drop in immigrant students could be driving the losses in some school districts, like Montgomery County.
List: Schools close or delay opening Monday after snow and plunging temperatures
As temperatures drop after Sunday’s snow, some Maryland school systems have announced they’ll open two hours late or close on Monday.
Brothers Desmond, 10, left, and Ellis Bettle, 8, sled at Druid Hill Park on Sunday.
Can this Maryland college forge a new path to debt-free education?
Montgomery College is trying out “degree apprenticeships,” a model imported from the UK.
Students work in a microbiology lab at Manchester Metropolitan University, in England.
Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded.
A police vehicle rests at an intersection near crime scene tape at Brown University.
UMD President Darryll Pines cleared of plagiarism allegations
The University System of Maryland announced Friday it has cleared its College Park president of allegations that he plagiarized a paper published during his time as a professor at the university.
Darryll Pines has been the president of the University System of Maryland’s College Park campus since 2020.
Your guide to the changes coming to Montgomery County’s public schools
Montgomery County Public Schools are in for some massive changes. This guide summarizes the school system’s plans, and we’ll refresh it regularly to keep you posted on how they evolve and when the public can weigh in.
Montgomery County Board of Education members during a work session Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
John Brady, longtime Annapolis High basketball coach with a winning way, dies at 78
John Brady, a longtime basketball coach at Annapolis High School who stepped away from coaching in 2016, died this week at 78.
John Brady, Erin Brady and Sharon Brady at Erin’s college graduation in 2010.
The disappearing diversity programs at Johns Hopkins University
Under Donald Trump, Johns Hopkins University has changed policies and scaled back its diversity office.
A student walks through Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
Community members rally to oppose proposed school closures in Baltimore
More than 100 people jammed into the Baltimore City schools boardroom Thursday night to protest the proposed closure of several schools in June.
More than 100 people jammed into the Baltimore City schools board room on Thursday Dec. 11, 2025 to protest the proposed closure of several schools in June 2026.
Tensions boil over after Hopkins med students went weeks without hot water
At least two court cases have been filed by residents, and city inspectors have issued five violation notices against the apartment building related to the hot water failure, online records show.
The Essential, a Johns Hopkins-affiliated student housing building hasn’t had hot water in almost a month. The residents are students, staff and residents of the university and hospital.
UMBC and former athletic director settle defamation lawsuit
Brian Barrio, former athletic director at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was not fired for cause, according to an out-of-court settlement announced Wednesday
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County settled out of court on a federal defamation lawsuit filed by the school’s former athletic director.
Baltimore’s only all-boys charter school wants a chance to turn things around. Again.
Baltimore Collegiate was the only charter school recommended for closure this year, with public school officials citing academic and financial concerns.
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys at 2525 Kirk Ave.
Montgomery County’s only charter school will fight closure effort
Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to close the Mecca Business Learning Institute, but the charter school’s officials are appealing to the Maryland State Board of Education.
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.
Can Baltimore County’s new charter school lock down a site for next fall?
Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School is now hoping to land a White Marsh location.
People gather in attendence for the Baltimore County Board of Education meeting on July 11, 2023.
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