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Maryland tries to settle decades of fighting over funding its charter schools
The Maryland state school board will vote Tuesday on a regulation they hope will bring peace between warring factions.
The school hallway showing classrooms decorated with university themes in KIPP Harmony Academy is seen on December 5, 2024.
Why a principal celebrated the 67th day of school
You can tell kids to stop shouting “6-7!” — or you can lean into it.
Maryland school board to Somerset: Hire lawyers in public or lose funding
This is just the latest attempt to rein in a MAGA-aligned Maryland school board that has run amok.
Gordana Schifanelli, center, Maryland's Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, who ran with Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox, not pictured, waves during a campaign results reception, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Annapolis, Md.
University System of Maryland warns lawmakers of ‘irrevocable damage’ from budget cuts
University System of Maryland leaders warned lawmakers in Annapolis on Tuesday that layoffs are imminent if the state cuts their budget for a third year in a row.
The University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore are predicting losing up to 500 jobs.
Superintendent pushes for closure of county’s only charter school
The move comes after months of trouble for the beleaguered charter school.
Superintendent Thomas Taylor will recommend closing Montgomery County’s only charter school.
Police warn of robbery trend targeting students for North Face, Canada Goose jackets
The Baltimore Police Department is asking residents to stay alert amid an uptick in robberies of North Face and other high-end coats, including Canada Goose and Moose Knuckles.
Police said many of these robberies occur during early morning or late evening hours.
List: Light snow and cold prompt area school delays for Friday
A handful of Maryland school districts are announcing delays as light snow is expected across parts of the state Friday morning.
A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
How a West Baltimore charter school’s 30-year legacy collapsed in months
In January, New Song Academy was given three years to right its financial wrongs. It folded in November.
Lamar Richards addresses the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners during the public comment period of the board meeting on Tuesday. Community members voiced concerns over the closure of New Song Academy.
Howard County school board approves moving 146 Columbia students
The Howard County school board has voted to move 146 students to new elementary and middle schools for the 2026-27 academic year to relieve crowding at Bryant Woods Elementary.
School board member Jacky McCoy voted against two of the approved redistricting changes.
‘Gross mismanagement’: Superintendent puts Montgomery’s only charter school on notice
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor threatened to revoke Mecca Business Learning Institute’s charter if leaders don’t fix problems.
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.
Montgomery County schools superintendent apologizes after 2-hour delay
So how does the district make decisions on weather-based delays and closures?
Thomas Taylor, superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, apologized to families via email for Tuesday morning’s two-hour school delay.
Naval Academy superintendent on fired commandant: ‘We have standards here’
Naval Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte told the Board of Visitors on Monday that Capt. Gilbert Clark did not meet the “standards” of the military academy.
 Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte took responsibility for firing the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark.
Towson University to dissolve women’s and gender studies department amid low enrollment
Towson University’s women’s studies program is one of the oldest in the country, according to the department’s website; it was established in 1973 and became a formal department in 2002.
Towson University
List: Wintry mix causes area school closings and delays for Tuesday
Maryland school districts are announcing delays and closures as a wintry mix moves across the state Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of Maryland.
Can high schoolers solve Maryland’s child care shortage?
Attracting kids to the field early could help boost the state’s workforce.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 — Christo Rey Jesuit High School sophomores Nayeli Galvez-Hernandez, left, and Amari Cheeks work with Ariyin Reed, 2, and Kross Usher, 2, in Imani Sims’ Pre-K 2 class at The Loyola School.
Racism claim that rocked Bethesda-Chevy Chase still lingers
Dan Engler, once a popular teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, was accused of racism by two students. The incident was a flashpoint at the school and upended Engler’s career.
Dan Engler, a former teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months
Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.
Ehsan Rajabi and his wife have been stranded in Canada for three months.
Do you speak like a public school administrator? Take our quiz to find out
Public school administrators tend to speak their own language. Can you decode it?
Public school administrators tend to speak their own language. Can you decode it?
How one community will honor a hidden piece of Maryland’s Black history
The stout, white building off Jerusalem Road sits on what’s known as, somewhat ironically, the “Beauty Spot.” It's actually an important piece of Maryland's Black history.
The Rosenwald School in Poolesville has been transformed into an office for the DOT facility. The floors have been removed but the original walls and some of the eight-foot windows remain.
State investigators: AI tool wasn’t biased when it flagged student’s chips as gun
Maryland’s Office of the Inspector General for Education recommended more training for school staff and police in use of its AI-powered Omnilert weapon detection technology.
Kenwood High School in Essex. A new inspector general’s report found an artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection system exhibited no bias when it mistakenly flagged that a student at the school had a gun.
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