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Maryland lawmaker wants to reopen state child care scholarships in 2026
The waitlist has grown to more than 2,700 Maryland kids since May.
Del. Vanessa Atterbeary, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said that ending the freeze on state child care scholarships would be a "priority."
University System of Maryland sees highest enrollment in history
Enrollment in the Maryland system’s 11 public institutions increased to record numbers.
The University of Maryland, College Park is among the campuses whose enrollment grew this year.
New job just dropped. Want to lead Baltimore City schools?
The new CEO could earn up to $375,000 annually.
Baltimore City public schools CEO Sonja Santelises makes her annual visit to city schools on the first day of the new school year on Aug. 25. This is her last year in the position.
Inside Morgan State and MacKenzie Scott’s $100 million partnership
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s second gift to Morgan State University, $63 million, came as a surprise.
Morgan State President David Wilson at Morgan State University on August 5, 2025.
What is the Montgomery County school board going to do about Crown High?
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to use the newly constructed campus as a “holding school.”
Montgomery County parents, including Nihar Shah, center, hold signs at Thursday's school board meeting, urging members not to use Crown High as a temporary holding campus.
Gov. Moore sticking by human services secretary despite missteps
Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that he was confident in Maryland Human Services Secretary Rafael López, despite the many challenges the embattled state agency has faced.
Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Columbia earthquake caused ‘substantial’ water main break at Howard Community College
Howard Community College traced a “substantial” water main breach on its main campus to the magnitude 2.5 earthquake near Columbia.
The campus of Howard Community College is seen along Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia.
More Montgomery County students suspended so far this year
The 29% increase was driven by more suspensions assigned to Hispanic students, children who are learning English and those who receive special education services.
Montgomery County Public Schools recently revised its student code of conduct.
Baltimore County schools to retrain staff after AI gun-detection system flub
Baltimore County Public Schools officials say a retraining is in order after police drew guns on a Kenwood High School student whose bag of chips was mistaken for a gun.
Police were called to Kenwood High School last week after Baltimore County Public Schools’ weapon-detection system alerted officials of a possible gun on campus.
Why Jane Austen superfans pick Baltimore as their ballroom in novelist’s 250th year
By chance, a little college in Towson has come to hold the largest Jane Austen collection in the world outside of England.
Members of the Jane Austen Society dance at a ball held during the 250th birthday celebration for Austen at the Baltimore Marriot Waterfront earlier this month.
A Montgomery County teacher is heading to the “Jeopardy!” stage
The Takoma Park Middle School educator will appear Nov. 4.
A Takoma Park Middle School educator will appear on "Jeopardy" on Nov. 4.
Somerset superintendent exits amid months of conflict with MAGA-aligned school board
The Somerset County school board voted Monday to part ways with its superintendent after months of turmoil in the school system.
Somerset County Board of Education in Westover, MD, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
AI mistake led to Baltimore County gun scare caught on bodycam
With guns drawn, Baltimore County Police surrounded a group of students after the Omnilert AI Gun Detection System warned school leaders that a student had a gun. 
Stills from body camera footage show police confronting a group of students outside Kenwood High School after an A.I.-powered gun detection system mistook a bag of chips for a weapon.
Five shot near Howard University during homecoming celebration
Multiple people were shot during what was supposed to be a celebration near the campus of Howard University in D.C., on Friday evening.
Towson University Professor Thomas Lieb inspired students to work hard
Thomas Lieb, a longtime communications professor at Towson University, died of cancer this month. Friends, family and former students remember him as passionate, hardworking and kind.
Thom Lieb.
MacKenzie Scott makes historic, $38 million donation to HBCU University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced Friday that it received a historic donation of $38 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04:  MacKenzie Bezos attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
BMA to receive $10 million, the single largest gift in its 110-year history
Philanthropists Amy and Marc Meadows will donate more than $10 million to the Baltimore Museum of Art for arts education initiatives.
Baltimore Museum of Art
The $148 fee at the center of the University of Maryland’s free speech controversy
Turning Point USA claims a security charge targets the group’s free speech at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The University of Maryland College Park chapter of Turning Point USA was asked to pay for security when it brought a speaker to campus.
Baltimore County councilman calls for review of school’s AI gun-detection system
Julian Jones wants a review of the events that led to “police officers pulling up on a kid with guns drawn.”
Police were called to Kenwood High School after gun-detection software mistook a bag of chips for a weapon.
Baltimore County school’s AI gun detection system mistook a bag of chips for a weapon
The false alarm was triggered by Omnilert, Baltimore County Public Schools’ gun detection system.
Kenwood High School in Essex.
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