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Boys’ Latin to open rare all-boys pre-K in 2026
Single-sex education is often not available at the youngest grades.
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland will launch a pre-K program in fall 2026. The all-boys school is adding 4-year-olds to its lineup after over 180 years.
New leadership, book bans and a fired commandant: Naval Academy saw big changes in 2025
The Naval Academy has navigated choppy seas this year, from a change in leadership to a Trump-era book ban and a last-minute victory in the Army-Navy game to cap off 2025.
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, May 9, 2025.
Crofton parents determined to stop Anne Arundel school redistricting file legal challenge
Crofton parents who oppose Anne Arundel County’s school redistricting plan appealed Friday to the Maryland State Board of Education.
The Anne Arundel County school board gave parents a chance to weigh in on the redistricting plan at a meeting in October. Crofton parents who oppose the plan appealed Friday to the Maryland State Board of Education.
We know at least this many Montgomery County students have been deported
The students include some who were deported and some who left the country because their parents were deported, according to Maryland's largest immigrant advocacy group.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle is parked outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Congress says the Naval Academy can’t build a second golf course at Greenbury Point
The U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association proposed a golf course at Greenbury Point in 2022.
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Sarah Elfreth fields questions from attendees during a U.S. Congressional town hall meeting at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Baltimore County teachers want the right to strike. Could legislation make it happen?
Maryland law prevents teachers from striking, but educators want that to change.
Cindy Sexton, head of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County, talks to reporters about having to renegotiate salary raises with Baltimore County Public Schools on May 14 outside the union's Towson headquarters.
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.
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