Education

Leaders of eight large Maryland jurisdictions come to Annapolis to push for $2.2 billion school construction bill.

By Luke Broadwater

Jan 23, 2020

In an open letter, eight pastors call for Superintendent George Arlotto to create a “new vision for Meade High School,” by tackling challenges like teacher retention, citations and arrests as well as academic resources in the upcoming budget for 2021-2022.

By Naomi Harris

Jan 23, 2020

The Anne Arundel County Public School system will not move forward with redistricting in the Broadneck cluster after the Board of Education voted down the superintendent’s recommendation at Wednesday’s meeting.

By Naomi Harris

Jan 23, 2020

Prior to dozens of public comments on school start times at Wednesday’s Anne Arundel Board of Education meeting, most in favor of changing the times, board members decided to hold a workshop on the subject.

By Naomi Harris

Jan 22, 2020

The University of Maryland has ended its Confucius Institute program after increasing pressure from Congress over universities' relationships with China over the shared education program.

By Phil Davis

Jan 22, 2020

Louise H. Hole, retired principal of Ridge Ruxton School who considered working with special needs students a highlight of her life, died of smoke inhalation from a Dec. 29 fire that destroyed her Catonsville home. She was 93.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 22, 2020

The University of Maryland’s Francis King Carey School of Law has established a scholarship in honor of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings.

By Lillian Reed

Jan 22, 2020

The Baltimore County school board voted Tuesday to support the recommendations of the Kirwan Commission, despite reservations expressed by some members.

The ACLU of Maryland and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund argue the state is not living up to its obligation — spelled out in a consent decree two decades ago — to provide enough funding for Baltimore City schools.

McDaniel College students got to know their surroundings a bit better through their camera lenses as the Modern Photography class took a photo “field trip” to downtown Westminster.

The choirs from Baltimore's Krieger Schechter Day School and the Cardinal Sheehan Catholic School sang together on Martin Luther King Day on "The View." The Jewish and Catholic schools were brought together by an enterprising middle school student.

The parents of Jaelynn Willey, a sophomore who died in a shooting at Great Mills High School in 2018, have filed suit against the St. Mary’s County school system alleging officials failed to protect their daughter.

A week after an in-depth transportation study reviewed Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ transportation department and practices, the board is set to discuss start and dismissal times for the Wednesday evening meeting.

By Naomi Harris

Jan 20, 2020

Nearly 1,430 students were charged with juvenile citations in the 2018 to 2019 school year, nearly a 20% increase from the year prior. Juvenile participation in the restorative justice programs provided through the Anne Arundel Police Department has also gone up as the county attempts to drive young people away from bad behavior on and off school properties.

By Naomi Harris

Jan 19, 2020

A group of Brooklyn Park Middle School students made a “racially insensitive graphic" and posted it to social media, according to a letter sent home Wednesday to parents.

By Naomi Harris

Jan 17, 2020

Long-delayed grants from Baltimore’s Youth Fund could begin rolling out to community organizations early next month, according to Associated Black Charities, a nonprofit organization paid to administer the public fund.

By Kevin Rector

Jan 17, 2020