Liz Bowie

By a quirk of state law, Gov. Larry Hogan is making a slew of new appointments to state and local school boards this summer, giving him the opportunity to steer the state's education policy toward a more conservative view.

A legislative audit of Baltimore County's school system released Friday found officials haven't always followed purchasing rules that would give the system the most competitively priced services and contracts.

Maryland hasn't finished giving the new statewide tests introduced this spring, but already school leaders have decided to scale back the number of tests and the hours students will have to sit for them next year.

Roughly half of Maryland's kindergartners were deemed ready to tackle a more rigorous curriculum that's being rolled out in schools, according to the results of a new state assessment released Tuesday.

Baltimore County school officials will strengthen arts programs at three high schools as part of a reorganization of magnet offerings planned over the next five to seven years.

Baltimore County Superintendent Dallas Dance is expected to announce changes to the county's magnet programs at the school board meeting Tuesday night.

Middlesex Elementary School on Bennett Road in Essex will close early at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday because of a power outage.

Washington College named a former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, to be the college's 28th president on Wednesday.

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby used some novel approaches in filling multiple charges filed against six police officers Friday, garnering both criticism and praise for her attempt at swift justice for Freddie Gray's death.

Baltimore schools will resume classes Wednesday after riots in the city that began with high school students confronting police officers.

Following rumors on social media Tuesday of another planned "purge," Security Square Mall in Baltimore County decided to close.

Baltimore public schools will be closed Tuesday after rioting broke out Monday across the city, and suburban school districts canceled field trips into the city over the next week.

Baltimore City's school chief will meet with disgruntled Paul Laurence Dunbar High School students on Monday to listen to complaints that led to a large sit-in Friday at the school.

About 40 parents and students, many representing Eastern Technical High School, crowded into Baltimore County's school board meeting rooms Tuesday night over concerns about potential changes to the county's magnet school programs.

Federal authorities are investigating SUPES Academy, an Illinois-based company that has trained school officials in Baltimore County and around the country, for a $20 million contract it has with the Chicago Public Schools.

After two years of rapid changes for the Baltimore County school system, Superintendent Dallas Dance said he doesn't plan to make any more major adjustments soon.

The Maryland State School board voted Tuesday to allow the school systems up to take up to three days off their 180-day calendar because of harsh winter conditions which caused school to be canceled and delayed.

In the age of social media, the means by which students cheat have evolved from passing notes or looking over a shoulder. So, too, have efforts to stop them.

Baltimore County schools have to add half day for hours lost to snow. Carroll cuts spring break.

Baltimore City police said they are investigating the shooting of a 21-year-old man on Friday.

Three Tilghman Island waterman were charged with using illegal oyster harvesting equipment in Broad Creek, a tributary of the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is threatening to eliminate school construction projects if state lawmakers grant a small tax break to homeowners who live near a county landfill.

For the ninth year in a row, Maryland leads the nation in the percentage of high school graduates who have passed at least one Advanced Placement test during high school.

With two-hour delays, snow days and a couple breaks for holidays, public school students across Maryland have rarely had a full week of uninterrupted lessons during the first months of 2015.

As 71,000 Maryland public school students begin taking new tests aligned with the Common Core standards this week, a small group of parents, legislators and advocates are pushing to scale back or eliminate some testing.

City Council members reacted with shock Wednesday to the news the Baltimore City school system has run up a deficit of more than $60 million — even before $35 million in proposed state budget cuts. And they said they will hold hearings on the matter.

Even before proposed state budget cuts, the Baltimore City schools face a shortfall for next year of more than $60 million.

Even before proposed state budget cuts, the Baltimore City schools face a shortfall for next year of more than $60 million.

The former principal of a Baltimore County elementary school has been charged with stealing about $15,000 from the school system, court records show.

Anna Gerotheou Gallos, a prolific composer of Greek Orthodox Church music over a career that spanned eight decades, died at home on Feb. 4 of complications from the flu and Parkinson's disease.

The shooting of two teenagers Wednesday in a Frederick high school was particularly unnerving for a growing city in a largely rural county where many couldn't remember this ever happening before.

Baltimore County's Board of Education Tuesday to pass its $1.5 billion budget plan along to the County Council and executive for approval, despite concerns of some parents.

Baltimore County school leaders have quickly backed away from an ambitious budget proposal after the county executive summoned school board members a few at a time into his office and told them to reduce their request.

Maryland's high school graduation rate increased for the fourth year in a row with just over 86 percent of high school students earning their diploma on time this past school year.

As Gov. Larry Hogan released details of next year's austerity budget Friday, advocacy groups and local governments pored through the numbers to discover what the impact would be on the people they serve.

The Anne Arundel County health department and school officials have notified residents that there has been an uptick this year in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, particularly in school-aged children, and officials want those who are infected to stay home to stop its spread.

Maryland should recruit more successful charter schools to the state and consider granting them greater autonomy and control over teacher contracts, according to a newly released study by the Abell Foundation, a Baltimore nonprofit that researches education issues.

A movement to require Maryland public school systems to start classes after Labor Day picked up steam Thursday when it gained the support of Gov.-elect Larry Hogan.

After a decade of tight budgets and influx of children in need, Baltimore County Superintendent Dallas Dance has asked for one of the biggest budget increases from the county in a decade.

Maryland fell from its perch as the No. 1 state in public education on Thursday, but the shove came from a change in the ranking criteria, not from any slide in performance.

Three students were injured – one critically - on their way to school as the first snow of the season spread chaos on roads, causing buses to spin out of control and commuters to spend hours creeping toward work.

Dulaney High School is just one of the many school buildings across Baltimore County in need of repairs and upgrades, according to a report done by a consultant for the school board. The assessment rated each of the 173 school buildings, giving them a score of one to five. A five was given to just 13 schools, most either built or renovated in the past several years. The majority of schools received a two or a three.

One year after the Maryland State Department of Education identified more than $100 million in technical upgrades needed in schools to be able to administer online tests, many schools don't have wireless Internet access throughout the buildings, and some have only one computer for every 15 students.

Maryland will be able to provide 3,000 more preschool slots for low-income 4-year-olds with a $15 million federal grant awarded this week.

Six public schools, including four in the Baltimore area, were named Wednesday as Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools.

Mount St. Mary's University, the second-oldest Catholic university in America, named the chief executive officer of a Los Angeles based private equity, merger and acquisitions firm as its new president.

A 28-year-old Chesapeake, Va. man is being charged with defrauding the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Program of funds after posing as a soldier in need of assistance, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

While young teachers entering the profession may be attracted to school systems with the best starting salaries, a new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality suggests that it isn¿t what you make in the first year that is important but how quickly your salary increases.