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Corine Frank, the vice chairwoman of the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee, has been named executive director of the Maryland GOP.

By Doug Donovan

Jun 21, 2019

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

Baltimore County public schools is lifting restrictions on its computer network after a vulnerability was identified last week.

Highland/Fulton neighborhood column

Casey Reitz, who has spent her entire Harford County Public Schools education at John Archer, was one of nine members of the school's Class of 2019.

By David Anderson

Jun 5, 2019

Howard lawmakers are exploring a proposed capacity chart meant to limit overcrowding in public schools.

A new playground officially debuted on May 17, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, at Pot Spring Elementary School.

Tuition promise scholarships are changing conversations around family dinner tables; college can be affordable. The impossible might just become possible.

The Baltimore County school board will interview six finalists for superintendent this month in a selection process challenged by a short timeline, discord.

The Stoneleigh Elementary School PTA recently kicked off “The Morning Mile,” a fitness program that encourages students to start each day with healthy activity.

Students presented their essays in the District 22-W Lions Clubs American Heritage, Preservation and Patriotism essay contest April 3 at the North Carroll branch library.

School officials in suburban Maryland will hire an outside firm to help in an investigation of reporting practices and supervision issues after a sexual assault case involving football players who allegedly attacked four of their teammates with a broomstick at Damascus High School.

Harford County Sheriff’s Office Senior Deputy First Class Rich Dean is earning top honors for his work locally and nationally.

By Erika Butler

Apr 10, 2019

A showing of “Screenagers — The Impact of the Digital Age on Children” was rescheduled for Tuesday, April 16.

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

More than 200 people from Harford County are expected to board buses Monday afternoon for Annapolis to rally for funding for local schools and schools across the state.

A showing of the film "Screenagers — The Impact of the Digital Age on Children" will be held at Oklahoma Road Middle School on March 7 for students and parents.

In this year’s readers’ poll, more than 15,000 voters cast their vote for Harford County’s best of the best – people and organizations that locals trust and admire.

The governor has appointed three new members to the Harford County Board of Education and one new member to the Harford Community College Board of Trustees.

By Erika Butler

Feb 14, 2019

More than 200 people attended a Timonium town hall to tell County Executive Johnny Olszewski what they want to see in the county budget — and Councilman Wade Kach provided a long list.

By Libby Solomon

Feb 14, 2019

Elkridge neighborhood column

The North Carroll Senior Center is hosting a trip to Wildwood, N.J. from June 16 through June 21.

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

By Cody Boteler

Jan 25, 2019

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

City schools held a fatherhood engagement summit Saturday to try to involve fathers and male caregivers in supporting students academic success

By Lorraine Mirabella

Jan 12, 2019

Baltimore County state Sen. Kathy Klausmeier presided over the Maryland Senate for the first time Friday, substituting for President Thomas V. Mike Miller, who was absent due to cancer treatment. Klausmeier is the new president pro tem of the state Senate. She's been in the legislature since 1995.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 11, 2019

Highland/Fulton neighborhood column

Spring Garden Elementary School is continuing its efforts to raise funds for their new playground. They just wrapped up a Texas Roadhouse gift card fundraiser and are rolling out this month another card fundraiser.

We interviewed four residents who celebrate the winter holidays in different ways, religious or cultural.

By John-John Williams IV

Dec 6, 2018

Four newcomers, Vicky Cutroneo, Jen Mallo, Sabina Taj and Chao Wu, were officially sworn in to the Board of Education on Monday afternoon.

By Jess Nocera

Dec 3, 2018

Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton/Lisbon neighborhood column

McDaniel College recently named Westminster resident Julie Weaver as the school’s financial wellness coordinator, a position that has been created to help students navigate paying for college, managing loan debt and other college-related expenses. The Times caught up with Weaver.

Baltimore County voters made history Tuesday by casting ballots for their first elected school boards. Seven elected members in December will join four members appointed by the governor and a student member to convene the county's first-ever elected board.

Castanea Estates, a new 40-house development on the former Chestnut Ridge Golf Course, stands at the border between two school districts. A Baltimore County Public Schools boundary study will determine where students from the development will be districted.

By Libby Solomon

Nov 1, 2018

Vernon A Turner, a career Baltimore County public school educator who enjoyed coaching an after school sports program for disadvantaged kids, died Tuesday from a heart attack at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Dundalk resident was 71.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 29, 2018

Schools need the casino revenue: Maryland voters must approve Question 1.

Whoever is elected to the seven Baltimore County school board positions this year will wield enormous influence in setting the direction of schools for years to come. They will decide how about $1.5 billion is spent, who the next superintendent will be and where new schools are built.

Eight candidates in the nonpartisan school board race are seeking one of the four open seats.

By Jess Nocera

Oct 11, 2018

Joining the Havre de Grace High School Hall of Fame will be the late Cheryl Eberhardt (1962), David Glenn (1975), Dr. Jacqueline Holland (1971) and Mitchell “Mitch” Shank (1973).

Fallston Middle School and the private Harford Day School in Bel Air were named 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools on Monday by the U.S. Department of Education.

Manchester Baptist Church will be hosting a free clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. The event is open to the entire family and this annual giveaway will be held in the Fellowship Hall.

Harford County has been rocked by a shooting that has shattered its sense of itself. But after three such incidents in less than three years, longtime residents wonder: has the once rural county dotted with small, tight-knit communities changed beneath their feet?

Eight candidates in the nonpartisan race are vying for the four open seats on the Howard County Board of Education. At a Thursday

By Jess Nocera

Sep 21, 2018

Parents of students at two Harford County public schools whose replacements have been deferred in the last decade pleaded their cases for new schools Monday night.

By Erika Butler

Sep 18, 2018

The 35th annual Arcadia Bluegrass Festival will be held Sept. 20 through Sept. 22 at the carnival grounds.

Howard County school board public hearing to address options to alleviate high school overcrowding is Tuesday. The PTA Council of Howard County has taken no public position on the options.

By Jess Nocera

Sep 11, 2018

Eight options to relieve high school overcrowding for the 2019-2020 and future academic years are being considered by the Howard County school board. A public hearing to provide input on the proposed options is scheduled for Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., in the school board’s boardroom.

By Jess Nocera

Sep 4, 2018

Maryland's teachers union gathered a group of advocates from around the state Thursday to call for closing a loophole that allows casino revenues to be diverted from public schools.

By Libby Solomon

Aug 30, 2018

What was life like for young people before cell phones, before Facebook and blogs, before Instagram and Snapchat, Twitter and Tumbler and Match? Before kids spent hours exercising their thumbs, sitting on a chair or lying on a bed or sofa, playing video games and texting?

Donald M. "Chatty" Chatellier, longtime Washington College coach, died Aug. 15 for cardiovascular disease at the Resorts at Chester River Manor in Chestertown. He was 89.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Aug 22, 2018