elementary schools

• Maryland

Howard schools eliminate class rank, change elementary school report cards

Class rank will disappear from Howard’s 12 high schools at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 26, 2019

• Education

S.C. bus driver hailed as a hero for saving children is from Baltimore

Bernadine "Bee Bee" Reed was driving for Darlington County for about 45 days when she became a hero, according to the school superintendent.

• Maryland

Cranberry Station Elementary students say bye-bye to school year with bubbles, excitement, some sadness

Teachers dismissed their students for the last time of the school year at Cranberry Station Elementary School with bubbles and hugs.

• Maryland

Darlington school bus driver donates early retirement incentive to school's autism program

Ted Quatman is making his final run as driver of Bus 327 for students with disabilities at Darlington Elementary School, and he is going to be missed.

By Erika Butler

Jun 18, 2019

• Maryland

Boundary study ordered for overcrowded Pleasant Plains Elementary in Towson

A boundary study for overcrowded Pleasant Plains Elementary School in Towson will move forward after a Baltimore County Board of Education decision last week.

By Libby Solomon

Jun 17, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County Board of Education approves redistricting plan for Johnnycake Elementary School

The vote was unanimous and required no discussion.

By Cody Boteler

Jun 12, 2019

• Education

Baltimore school board votes to approve new charter, rejects another's expansion proposal

The Baltimore school board voted Tuesday night to approve a new charter school, likely named Clay Hill Public Charter, in the Bayview neighborhood.

By Talia Richman

Jun 11, 2019

• Maryland

Howard County elementary principal addresses 'threatening statement' made between students

An Ellicott City elementary school principal sent an email Monday to its school community to address “a threatening statement” that was made.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 4, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County elementary schools now dismissing after weather delays

All elementary schools in Baltimore County’s west zone that delayed dismissal due to inclement weather in the area began dismissing just before 4:10 p.m.

• Maryland

Elementary school, Central Office closed in Harford County because of power outages

Cleanup of debris and downed trees in Harford County continued Thursday after storms ripped through the region Wednesday.

• Maryland

Elementary and middle school students check out new Storybook Trail at Deerfield Elementary

A Storybook Trail, built by Edgewood Middle School students on the Deerfield Elementary School campus, had its grand opening Wednesday afternoon.

By David Anderson

May 23, 2019

• Maryland

Howard County Board of Education approves design plans for replacement Columbia elementary school

Howard County school officials are on track with moving forward in the process of building a replacement Talbott Springs Elementary School in Columbia.

By Jess Nocera

May 10, 2019

• Maryland

Warren Elementary principal apologizes after children dismissed during tornado warning

Warren Elementary School principal Lisa Dingle apologized after she dismissed students from the Cockeysville elementary school while the area was under a tornado warning on April 26.

By Libby Solomon

May 9, 2019

• Maryland

Camp Winfield lets special and general education students enjoy the great outdoors

For about 350 students, the courtyard at Winfield Elementary School transformed into Camp Winfield for a few hours Friday, a place where they could read around the “campfire,” go fishing and hang out in tents.

• Maryland

Johnnycake Elementary School boundary committee to make recommendation to the Board of Education

The proposed change would move about 75 students from Johnnycake Elementary School to nearby Edmondson Heights Elementary.

By Cody Boteler

Apr 30, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County Public Schools names teacher, principals of the year

Overlea High School's Monica Sample, Honeygo Elementary School's Charlene Behnke and Crossroad Center's Kristen Nielsen were all recognized.

By Cody Boteler

Apr 25, 2019

• Maryland

Pair of Canada geese return to nest at Hickory Elementary for third straight year

The squirrel is the beloved mascot of Hickory Elementary School. But a new critter has captured the hearts of the school’s staff, students and community over the past few years.

By Matt Button

Apr 18, 2019

• Maryland

Carroll school system to consider revising cellphone policy; union presses for 3% raise

During their monthly meeting, the Carroll Board of Education heard proposals for policies involving cellphones and social media and heard from teacher's union members during the budgeting process.

• Maryland

Planning group consensus on Johnnycake Elementary would affect 75 students

The planning group dealing with overcrowding at Johnnycake Elementary School has chosen Option 4 to address the matter.

• Maryland

Milanoski named Harford's Teacher of the Year for 2019

Paige Milanoski, a English teacher at Havre de Grace High School, was named Harford County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year for 2019 Wednesday night.

By David Anderson

Apr 4, 2019

• Maryland

Fallston High is dismissing early because of water issue

Fallston High School students and staff will dismiss at 9 a.m. Wednesday because of water loss in the building.

• Obituaries

Joyce P. Wheeler, innovative city teacher who made learning fun for students, dies

Joyce P. Wheeler, a retired city public schools elementary teacher who made teaching science fun, died March 21 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at her family farm in Sequim, Wash. The former longtime Govans resident was 78.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 29, 2019

• Maryland

8 finalists for Carroll County Teacher of the Year announced

Carroll County Public Schools educators were recognized at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Teacher Awards program Wednesday evening.

• Maryland

Havre de Grace Elementary teacher Daniel Zubrowski earns statewide honor for financial literacy

Daniel Zubrowski, a teacher at Havre de Grace Elementary School, was named a winner of Maryland's 2019 Financial Education and Capability Award program for coordinating a school-wide financial literacy carnival last spring.

By David Anderson

Mar 21, 2019

• Maryland

Survey launched for potential Johnnycake Elementary boundary changes

Baltimore County Public Schools on Wednesday launched an online survey to gauge public opinion on four draft scenarios to change the boundaries between Johnnycake and Edmondson Heights elementary schools with the goal of reducing crowding at Johnnycake.

By Cody Boteler

Feb 28, 2019

• Maryland

Education and schools in Howard County

The Howard County Public School System includes 42 elementary schools; 20 middle schools; 12 high schools; one school for students with severe disabilities; one school for students with behavioral and emotional issues; and one school for students enrolled in technical and vocational programs.

• Maryland

Power outages force two Harford County elementary schools to close today

Riverside Elementary School in Joppa and Churchville Elementary School in Churchville will be closed due to power outages.

• Opinion

Harriet Elizabeth Brown: black history month hidden figure

Harriet Elizabeth Brown was

• Maryland

Carroll County school counselors use collaboration to serve students

Gwen Furano, counselor at Manchester Elementary School, is using National School Counseling Week, celebrated Feb. 4-8, to encourage her students to face obstacles with a growth mindset.

• Maryland

Consensus forming on potential overcrowding relief for Johnnycake Elementary School

No decisions are final until the Board of Education takes a vote in June.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 25, 2019

• Maryland

Mechanicsville Elementary School principal Glen Messier helping to rebuild Puerto Rico school

When Glen Messier, 37, filled out an application online, he didn’t expect he would be one of Lifetouch Memory Mission’s randomly selected educators for its trip to Puerto Rico. But he has better luck than he thought.

• Elementary Schools

5 Baltimore schools closed because of water, heat problems Tuesday

Five schools in Baltimore were closed Tuesday due to water and heat-related problems.

By Sarah Meehan

Jan 22, 2019

• Maryland

Humphrey the Hamster helps promote reading at Fountain Green Elementary

Each Fountain Green Elementary School student has a homework assignment Monday through Thursday, to read the next chapter of “The World According to Humphrey,” a series by Betty E. Birney. It's about a classroom pet hamster who tells the stories of the school days, and nights, as he sees them.

By Erika Butler

Jan 15, 2019

• Maryland

Spring Garden Elementary water main break repaired

Spring Garden Elementary School students, except those in pre-K, were dismissed at 11 a.m.  Friday, Jan. 11, due to a water line break. But the problem, which affected flushing toilets and drinking water, was fixed by 3 p.m.

• Maryland

Four takeaways from the CCPS enrollment projection report

Here are our biggest takeaways from the 2019-2029 Carroll County Public Schools student enrollment projection report presented at the last Board of Education meeting on Jan. 9:

• Maryland

Redistricting process to relieve crowding at Catonsville's Johnnycake Elementary School begins

A committee of nine teachers, school officials, parents and community members met for the first time this week to discuss potential boundary changes to relieve overcrowding at Johnnycake Elementary School.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 10, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County school board approves contracts for Chadwick construction, roofs for Johnnycake and Hillcrest

The Baltimore County Board of Education on Tuesday approved contracts related to the construction of a replacement building for Chadwick Elementary School, a new roof for Johnnycake Elementary School and a partial roof replacement for Hillcrest Elementary School.

By Cody Boteler

Jan 8, 2019

• Maryland

Successful Turkey Trot at Fulton Elementary School

Highland/Fulton neighborhood column

• Maryland

A larger perspective: At Arbutus Elementary School, Maryland Science Center engages students

The Maryland Science Center travels to hundreds of schools across the state each year for its traveling science program.

By Cody Boteler

Dec 19, 2018

• Education

Six Maryland schools awarded state Blue Ribbon honor

Six public schools were named Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools, an award given to the state’s highest performing schools.

By Talia Richman

Dec 18, 2018

• News

Anne Arundel County elementary school star ratings hurt by lack of credit for 'well-rounded curriculum'

Anne Arundel County's elementary schools would have earned more stars on the new state rating system but for the fifth grade health curriculum.

• Maryland

Sandymount Elementary School will be closed again Tuesday after heating coil bursts, flooding school

Flooding caused Sandymount Elementary School to close Monday, Nov. 26, the first day back for students after Thanksgiving break. 

• Maryland

Baltimore County school system starts new process for Johnnycake Elementary overcrowding relief

Johnnycake Elementary parents were told the crowding relief strategy would involve a newly built school and about a half dozen others. Now the plan is limited to Johnnycake and Edmondson Heights.

By Cody Boteler

Nov 21, 2018

• Education

Johns Hopkins research underscores impact of black teachers on black students

Black elementary school students who have black teachers are significantly more likely to enroll in college, according to a research paper co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University professor.

By Talia Richman

Nov 15, 2018

• Maryland

Howard school board approves Columbia site for 45th elementary school

The county school board unanimously approved Clary’s Forest, a land site located off of Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, as the future home of elementary school 45.

By Jess Nocera

Nov 8, 2018

• Maryland

Retired Navy jet pilot shares stories, experience with Westminster Elementary students as part of Veterans Day celebration

Retired Navy jet pilot William Wiley spoke to fifth-grade students at Westminster Elementary School Monday afternoon.

• Obituaries

George W. Towle, retired accountant and school activist, dies

Retired Baltimore County accountant fought elementary school closures and was active in the GOP

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 31, 2018

• Maryland

Hillcrest Elementary School in Catonsville hits the big 5-0

Hillcrest Elementary School in Catonsville is preparing for an anniversary fair on Oct. 13 to celebrate its 50th and its future with an eye toward its past. The school was built in an effort to counter education segregation.

By Cody Boteler

Oct 8, 2018

• Maryland

Howard County school board approves revised Talbott Springs Elementary replacement plan

The Howard County school system will submit a revised replacement design for Talbott Springs Elementary School to state school planners within the month.

By Jess Nocera

Oct 3, 2018

• Maryland

Delegate unveils marker in Catonsville to highlight initial efforts to desegregate Baltimore County schools

The marker commemorates 1935, the year in which black students Margaret Williams and Lucille Scott were denied admittance to Catonsville High School, from which followed a lawsuit that was a step on the road to Brown v. Board of Education.

By Brittany Britto

Sep 22, 2018