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3 women grads of the Naval Academy are running for office. Pete Hegseth should take notice.
Mikie Sherrill. Amy McGrath. Eileen Laubacher. All Naval Academy graduates, all running for office. Fifty years after the first women entered the academy, they represent a generational moment of change.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill responds to questions during the first general election gubernatorial debate with Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli.
Montgomery County superintendent wants billions of dollars to fix aging schools
If the MCPS superintendent’s proposal is approved, several elementary school buildings could be replaced by 2031, as could Damascus High.
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is asking for $2.7 billion for campus infrastructure.
Former Naval Academy midshipman threatened β€˜mass execution,’ feds say
β€œHonestly not that surprised I’ll be carrying out the mass execution of my peers in a couple,” Jackson Elliot Fleming wrote from his home in Chesterton, Indiana, according to federal prosecutors.
U.S. Navy Security officers attend Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Sept. 11 as the academy went on lockdown following reports of a shooter on campus.
How a big red school bus could blur the line between church and state
LifeWise Academy is seeking to introduce Christian education programs in three Maryland school districts, with support in Harford County and efforts underway in Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties.
Maryland is offloading more special education costs on Montgomery County
It cost about $57 million to send roughly 700 Montgomery County students to nonpublic schools last year.
Jennifer Berzok and her son, Ben. Because Ben has autism, his mom sent him to a nonpublic school for the specialized attention he needed, even though she would have liked to keep him in public school.
Naval Academy midshipman’s death under investigation
A 20-year-old U.S. Naval Academy midshipman from New Jersey has died, the military service academy in Annapolis said.
A Naval Academy spokesperson did not say when or where James was discovered dead.
Johns Hopkins professor wins $800,000 β€˜Genius’ grant for her research on saving democracy
Political scientist Hahrie Han has spent decades answering questions about political organizing, collective action and democracy. Her work has earned her one of the country’s most prestigious awards: the MacArthur β€œGenius” grant.
Dr. Hahrie Han was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2025.
Parkville High 9th grader charged after gun found on campus
A ninth grader at Parkville High School has been charged as an adult on Friday after officers found the student in possession of a gun.
Baltimore County Police say officers responded to Parkville High School around 11:30 a.m. after administrators reported seeing what appeared to be the handle of a handgun in the book bag of a 16-year-old student.
Redistricting Centennial Lane Elementary is back on the table in Howard County
Two brand-new redistricting options could quell concerns at one school and reopen the floodgates at another.
Thursday's public hearing at the Howard County Board of Education was well-attended as officials discussed redistricting.
School spirit(s): Inside the ghost archives at UMBC
UMBC has one of the world’s largest parapsychology collections, including ghostly items such as seance photos and notes supposedly scrawled by spirits.
Materials from the Eileen J. Garrett Parapsychology Foundation Collection.
β€˜It’s messy’: School leaders ask for patience as they redesign high school programs
It’s going to be messy.
District leaders are proposing a plan to divide Montgomery County’s 25 high schools into six regions, each with a slate of parallel academic programs focused on themes such as STEM, health care and the performing arts.
One Howard County school may escape redistricting. Another is bracing for impact.
If approved, a redistricting plan would increase the portion of students living in poverty at a Columbia elementary school.
Bryant Woods Elementary at 5450 Blue Heron Lane in Columbia on July 2, 2025.
Why are Montgomery County high schools holding graduations at UMBC?
Montgomery County public high schools will hold graduation ceremonies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s campus in May and June of the coming year, the school system announced.
Montgomery County public high schools will hold graduation ceremonies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s campus.
Author of novel banned from Harford schools draws crowd in Bel Air
The author of the illustrated novel β€œFlamer” spoke to a crowd in Harford County on Tuesday after his book was banned by the county’s Board of Education earlier this year.
β€œFlamer,” a graphic novel by Mike Curato.
Maryland’s messiest school district gets its dirty laundry aired
Somerset County’s school board accused its superintendent of insubordination. She said the board chair threatened her before she left town.
Two lengthy opinions from the state board of education shed light on the dysfunction in Somerset County schools.
Months after Lansdowne High student’s shooting death, 18-year-old charged with murder
Baltimore County Police charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Lansdowne High School student earlier this year.
Lansdowne High School.
Redesign of high school magnet programs to get scrutinized by council members
Montgomery County Council members will pepper MCPS leaders with questions about a plan to divide high schools into six regions, each with a slate of parallel academic pathways.
Montgomery County Council members will question MCPS leaders about a plan to divide high schools into six regions.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore president’s work will be reviewed for plagiarism
Heidi Anderson is accused of lifting several paragraphs from a 1981 paper by Robert M. Caldwell without citations.
Dr. Heidi Anderson speaks as she is presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021.
Woodlawn school bus crash leaves 7 students hospitalized with minor injuries
Seven students were taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a crash involving a school bus Monday morning in Woodlawn, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
Baltimore County Public Schools is working with the Fire Department to transport uninjured students to school, officials said.
Ravens help bring new life to long-closed Hilton Rec Center
The Hilton Recreation Center is on to its next chapter.
The new indoor basketball gym at the Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at the Hilton Recreation Center in Baltimore.
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