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Towson High's Colophon received its latest national award this week. The high school has produced the literary magazine for more than 50 years.

Recalled for her high standards, Evelyn DiTosto certified Maryland teachers and later taught at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Harford school board members host their final budget work session Monday ahead of next month's vote on the budget proposed by Superintendent Barbara Canavan for fiscal 2019.

Harford County Public Schools has taken an aggressive approach to recruiting new teachers, especially teachers of color, and it has made strides in those areas, but it faces a shrinking pool of applicants for teaching positions, an issue that affects school districts across the state and nation.

McDaniel College has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to offer a post-baccalaureate graduate certificate for gifted and talented education specialists, and classes began this month.

When I was a young Baltimore city teacher, I was groomed to accept unacceptable circumstances for myself and my students. The message was clear: Just deal with it, that’s city teaching, lower your expectations.

The Baltimore school board on Tuesday approved broad changes to the way city schools are funded, allowing money to be allotted based largely on student poverty levels rather than standardized test scores.

More than 100 Baltimore parents and advocates came to angrily question city school district officials about poor school building conditions and a variety of other education issues at a town hall Monday.

Former state schools superintendent urges the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education to resist any attempt to weaken its recommendations by merely tweaking the system or reshuffling what exists. Now is the time for bold vision, integrity and courage.

First- and second-grade teacher served in the classroom for 47 years

This information moves the CCPS Board of Education one step closer to setting its next strategic plan, something Superintendent Stephen Guthrie said Wednesday will likely be out in draft form for public review in the next few months.

The renowned investor William H. “Bill” Miller III will donate $75 million to Johns Hopkins University’s philosophy department, setting a record for gifts to the university’s humanities departments.

As Morgan State University nears the end of its historic 150th anniversary, it is appropriate to review some of the milestones in its development and acknowledge how a dual system of higher education in Maryland has adversely affected higher education in the state today.

Harford school board hears first public comments on fiscal 2019 budget Wednesday, reviews funding for employee salary increases. The school board president also gives public praise to outgoing Superintendent Canavan.

As part of its wide effort to bring student equity to the forefront of its work, the Howard County school system is in the midst of implementing revisions to its curriculum to make classrooms more inclusive and community oriented.

Matt Gresick, a Catonsville resident and teacher in Howard County, is the first to announce he will run for the southwest area Baltimore County Board of Education seat in November.

The Harford school board does not hear from the public during its first work session on the FY2019 budget, but it gets educated in how the majority of its budget goes to employee pay and benefits, plus how much health care costs have increased in the past decade.

The Baltimore Teachers Union is urging the city to close down all schools until officials get a handle on heating problems that have already closed some buildings and left children shivering in others.

Four Baltimore city schools were closed because of heating or water issues Tuesday, keeping students home on what was supposed to be their first day back from winter break.

To make BCCC the community-sustaining institution Baltimore deserves, we need to get to the root of the mounting problems facing the institution. I propose the following four-step plan, and call on leaders in our neighborhoods and from higher ed, labor and youth advocacy circles to join in.

River Hill High School students offer a winter concert for the holidays while other students celebrate success at the Authors' Panel held earlier in the month.

Edwin F. Lynch, a retired baltimore County public schools educator who loved animals, died Dec. 13 from complications from Alzheimer's disease at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air. The lifelong Fallston resident was 89.

I believe I am the first United States Secretary of Education to have been kicked out of high school. If not for caring adults who intervened at critical moments, I could have ended up in prison or dead. 

Just because UB has suffered financial setbacks, don't assume it's not a good school.

Baltimore philanthropists Patricia and Mark Joseph have made a $1 million gift to Teach For America Baltimore.

West Towson Elementary became the newest Towson school to be named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School Tuesday for its high performance on statewide assessments but despite being honored by the title, principal Sue Hershfeld said earning the distinction is an expected outcome.

Howard County schools participated in “Hour of Code” this week to promote computer science skills in schools. On Dec. 6, Interim Superintendent Michael Martirano visited Guilford Elementary School to see students coding and talk with them about the importance of these skills.

Baltimore County schools set to purchase new laptops despite issues with the initiative

Bridget Collins graduated from McDonogh School in 1990, returned to it a decade later and has been there ever since.

These awards recognize the educators in CCPS who “represent excellence in the teaching profession,” according to a news release from the school system. Any full-time elementary, middle, high school, career and technology or special education teacher, or media specialist, in CCPS is eligible.

Contrary to popular belief, being an educator is still a noble profession, and teachers and paraprofessionals in Baltimore City are doing the necessary work to mold our city’s children into well-rounded learners who will become effective leaders of our great city.

It is teachers who will prepare the next generation to strengthen our communities as well as our democracy, and challenge the forces of racism, sexism and xenophobia. 

HCC officials, students describe how iPrep week helps incoming students advance from remedial to college-level courses, get acclimated to the campus and get connected with faculty, staff and fellow students.

Two southwest Baltimore County schools scored above Maryland's average on the SAT, while two scored below, illustrating racial and economic disparities that researchers said are seen on the test nationwide.

As the teacher's union's new president, Colleen Morris says the Howard County Education Association will restore its relationship with the Howard County Public School System with support from the Board of Education and interim superintendent.

Democrat Jim Shea, a candidate for governor, pitched a sweeping revamp of how Maryland educates students. He estimated it would cost billions to implement, and suggested the state could absorb the cost by reprioritizing how it spends money.

Classes will start the day after Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2018, and the last day for students will be Friday, June 14, 2019, with a 2-hour 45-minute early dismissal for students on the final day. The last day for teachers will be Monday, June 15, 2019.

Baltimore County makes a sensible decision on school holidays; Gov. Hogan should do the same.

A decision on whether to keep Baltimore County schools open on important Jewish holidays next year is expected Tuesday.

Gov. Larry Hogan plans to ask state lawmakers to set standards for computer science training in public schools, one of several steps toward creating a more tech-savvy workforce in Maryland.

Carroll County Public Schools’ diversity problem among staff is nothing new. Staff in the school system’s human resources department and members of the Board of Education have publicity stated a desire to increase minority hires in its workforce, particularly as it relates to classroom teachers.

Anne Arundel County teacher Joshua Carroll wins Maryland State Teacher of the Year

Howard County Concert Orchestra presents "Brahms vs. Tchaikovsky: The Battle of Two Musical Giants!" on Oct. 29, at 4 p.m., in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre.

Maryland’s Kirwan is providing an opportunity to introduce sweeping changes to the teaching profession in Maryland, including changes that will address the attrition problem.

In the crowded Democratic field for governor, candidates spent two days wooing one of the most influential unions in the state.

Harford County Public Schools needs to equip every student with a personal computer, no execuses.

Geraldine W. Griner, a retired city public schools principal, died Oct. 12 in her sleep at the Augburg Home and Lutheran Village in Lochearn. She was 96.

As the school system implements a five-year initiative to have one computer table for every student, the teachers union president is warning money for that project could be better spent

This agreement locks in teachers’ health care benefits through December 31, 2019.