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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
Baltimore County schools‘ ICE policies scrutinized after teacher‘s alleged threat
CASA held a news conference after a Baltimore County teacher allegedly threatened to report undocumented students to ICE.
President Donald Trump stands on the Navy side of the field to start the second half of the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 14, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Citing ‘wokeness,’ Trump says he’s firing boards at Naval Academy, other military colleges
President Trump says he firing the boards of the nation’s military academies, including the Naval Academy. He claims they have been “infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues.”
A lawsuit, joined by the Johns Hopkins University, filed late Monday stemmed from NIH’s announcement last week that it would cap the availability of indirect funds.
Johns Hopkins joins lawsuit against NIH cuts to universities
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said the school system’s proposed budget is not realistic.
Baltimore County schools will not get the money they want, county executive says
The school system is asking for an almost 11% increase in spending. Klausmeier said it’s not happening.
Vincent Andrews
Former teacher and attorney remembered for his love of Baltimore and bringing people together
Vincent Andrews died after a two-year battle with cancer.
Students walk across the campus of Howard Community College between classes.
Tensions rise between Howard Community College, new faculty union
Hours before Howard Community College faculty union members testified in support of legislation that intends to bring more transparency to the college, several of their offices were raided.
Overlea High School on Friday, February 7, 2025.
Baltimore County schools investigate teacher over apparent offer to help ICE
Posts on X allegedly showed a social studies teacher telling ICE to message him for assistance.
Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
Pikesville High AI suspect faces additional child sexual exploitation charges
The indictment returned this week contains 12 counts, including five counts of sexual exploitation of children.
Families got to enjoy snow days in early January. But students will have to make up the lost time in other ways.
School’s out: What recent snow days mean for school calendars
Parents should expect a delayed start to summer or virtual learning makeup days.
Historians and educators continue to highlight the relevance of Faith Ringgold, Henrietta Lacks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black History Month is under attack. We have to teach it harder.
Three local educators have found holistic ways to incorporate Black History Month into their lessons, despite increasing national pressure to drop such focus.
Starting March 3rd, no Howard County Public Schools students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
5 things to know about Howard County’s school cellphone ban
Howard County Public Schools students will not be allowed to even glance at their cellphones during the school day starting March 3, under changes recently approved by the school board.
Carolina Reyes has a donation pile for parents since the usual spots, such as churches, are on high alert for ICE presence.
ICE may show up at your day care. This is how your teachers are preparing.
Child care is no longer a sanctuary from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But day care owners and teachers say they're ready to protect their students and families.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a weekend trip on January 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Over the weekend, Trump traveled to North Carolina and California to survey storm and fire damage, to Nevada for a rally and to Florida to address a Congressional Republican conference.
Donald Trump and his closed society come for the minds of the Naval Academy
This is a contest to define America‘s character, how we balance between an open and closed society.
Plans to cut 400 positions across the university system would affect campuses such as the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Catonsville.
University System of Maryland prepares to cut hundreds of jobs amid state deficit
The University System of Maryland could see 400 job cuts after Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed $111 million reduction to the system.
Dr. Ronald Nowaczyk is FSU’s 15th president, appointed by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents following a national search. He began his leadership of the university on May 9, 2016.
Frostburg State University president dies at 74
Ronald Nowaczyk had planned to step down at the end of January due to health issues.
Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees approved a $7.7 million five-year contract with CampusWorks, a higher education consultant company, to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
Howard Community College enters contract to outsource its HR department
Howard Community College has entered into $7.7 million five-year contract with a higher education consultant company to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
The Woodstock Job Corps Center told the state it is closing and laying off 117 employees.
Federal cuts mean 117 layoffs at Baltimore County’s Job Corps Center
The U.S. Department of Labor is closing the Woodstock Job Corps Center in Woodstock, Maryland, following budget cuts to the youth career training program.
Gov. Wes Moore visits Reisterstown Elementary School on Thursday, January 30, 2025, to talk with educators and highlight his funding plan for public schools.
Gov. Moore’s Baltimore County school visit was bright, even as budget woes loom
Moore enthusiastically shared his commitment to education, highlighting a $550 million bump in funding for public schools next year. There was no mention of the losses local school system leaders say they will face if the governor’s budget plans are approved.
By a 7-1 vote, the Howard County school board on Thursday approved stricter rules on cellphone use.
Howard County students can’t use cellphones on campus during school day
Come March, no Howard County public school students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
Dazhon Darien arrives on Monday at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson, where FBI special agents arrested him on charges of sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography.
Man charged in Pikesville High School AI case will remain in custody on federal charges
U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Aslan concluded in the case of Dazhon Darien that there was no combination of conditions that could adequately assure the safety of the community.
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