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• Maryland

Harford County schools announce top 5 finalists for Teacher of the Year award

Harford County Public Schools has announced its top 5 finalists for the 2019 Teacher of the Year award and they are Rebecca Martinek, Paige Milanoski, Kristie Smith, Kathleen Thompson and Dawn Zipay.

• Sun Investigates

Baltimore school system hires former board member to high-level position

Another former Baltimore school board member has landed a high-paying job with the school system. Tina Hike-Hubbard, who left the board in January 2018, was recently named the district’s chief of communications and community engagement.

By Talia Richman

Feb 21, 2019

• Education

Baltimore schools stepping up efforts to recruit, retain more black teachers

In a district where African-American children made up roughly 80 percent of the student body last year, only about 40 percent of the system’s roughly 4,900 teachers were black. District officials say something must change, for the sake of Baltimore’s future.

By Talia Richman

Aug 31, 2018

• Sports

Tewaaraton winner Zoe Stukenberg drawing girls to lacrosse as new Patterson coach

After leading Maryland's women's lacrosse team to the national championship and winning the Tewaaraton Award last spring, Zoe Stukenberg is passing on her love of lacrosse to a Patterson High School team filled with mostly newcomers to the game.

By Katherine Dunn

Mar 22, 2018

• Educators

Teach for America Baltimore gets $1 million donation

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

By Talia Richman

Dec 11, 2017

• Maryland

Volunteers do the Thanksgiving shopping for single moms in Baltimore

The Thanksgiving volunteer event fits the mission of Building Our Nation’s Daughters (BOND), established in 2015 to support some of the women raising girls on their own in Baltimore.

• Opinion

Baltimore Sun's 2017 Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: Betsy and George Sherman

Baltimore has its share of philanthropists, but what makes Betsy and George Sherman stand out is the focus and the intensity of their commitment.

• Bridging the Divide:

Hartford, Conn., experiment shows challenges, rewards of diversity in schools

Twenty years ago, public education in Baltimore and this New England capital had much in common.

Tens of thousands of minority students, living in p

• Opinion

The Sun's 2017 Maryland Business and Civic Hall of Fame

The Sun is pleased to announce the 2017 inductees into its Maryland Business and Civic Hall of Fame. After nominations from the public, consultation with a

• Opinion

Balancing Baltimore's school budget on the backs of educators

Since becoming a parent, I think often of Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" — a story about sacrifice and unconditional love. The tree gives first its apples, then its branches, then its trunk, until finally nothing remains but a weary stump. Often that metaphor can feel like the lived reality of many parents. But this week, I'm thinking about it in terms of Baltimore's principals, teachers and staff who, year after year, are asked to give everything they have, first with one arm tied

• Politics

Jason Botel, KIPP school founder and education advocate, said to become White House adviser

Jason Botel, a Baltimore education advocate and former charter school leader, is being named a senior White House education advisor, according to Politico.

• Audio

Female Trouble podcast: Sonja Santelises, Baltimore City Schools CEO (episode 16)

Baltimore City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises discusses building trust, investing in students and the negative stereotypes around teaching.

By Quinn Kelley

Oct 11, 2016

• Opinion

Baltimore Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame honoree: James A.C. Kennedy

During a long career, the Nebraska native helped shape T. Rowe Price into a global investment powerhouse and an indispensable part of Baltimore's business

• High School sports

Baltimore City kids learn lacrosse, and to 'fully embrace' a positive identity, through BCLL program

At nine other partner programs on the East Coast, lacrosse is seen as the master key that can unlock athletic potential, academic improvement and behavioral stability. Program director Jenny Michael pointed to the "cyclical effect" of involvement: When students get invested in the program, their grades go up. When their grades go up, they're more likely to do the work they must to prosper.

By Jonas Shaffer

Apr 17, 2016

• Maryland

A famous activist, mayoral candidate DeRay Mckesson tries to win over Baltimore

For many outside of Maryland, Deray Mckesson is the best-known candidate running for mayor of Baltimore. But few know him here.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 22, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

Everyone wants a piece of DeRay Mckesson

• Opinion

Activist DeRay Mckesson releases 26-page mayoral platform

DeRay Mckesson, the prominent activist who was the final candidate to file to run for mayor of Baltimore, released a 26-page plan Monday that targets reforms in many aspects of city government.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 22, 2016

• Opinion

DeRay Mckesson makes debate debut as 24 candidates take stage in Baltimore mayoral forum

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 16, 2016

• Baltimore City

A big-money, two-party race for City Council heats up in Southeast Baltimore

In the race to represent Canton, Little Italy and Fells Point on Baltimore's City Council, Democrats are raising enough money for a mayoral campaign and Republicans have a rare chance at winning in the general election.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 16, 2016

• Opinion

Collaboration, not conflict, in education

After years of bitter disagreements from all sides in the education arena, a new approach is evolving. This one calls for harmony among the many voices trying to improve things for children. And though it's impossible to paper over real differences, there is a set of common goals that's resonating for groups as diverse as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Teach for America (TFA).

• Opinion

Opt-in: What middle class parents can do to help Baltimore's schools — and their own kids

Middle class parents can save Baltimore's schools — and help their own kids in the process.

• Opinion

Nurturing Baltimore's best

City isn't losing young workers to D.C., it's having trouble keeping them here

• Baltimore County

Towson native makes grade to join Teach for America

Clare Wise's journey ends on Aug. 24. Or, depending on your perspective, begins. That is the day schools open in San Antonio and Wise, a Towson native, embarks on her Teach for America assignment.

• Maryland

Editorial: Thumbs up for Saturday, Aug. 8

• Maryland

Century High School student describes first summer job experience

Janice Onigbinde, a Sykesville resident and a rising senior at Century High School, has spent the summer as an intern for Teach for America, a nonprofit with a mission to "enlist, develop and mobilize" leaders to "strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence," according to the organization's website.

• Educators

Baltimore fostering 'thriving, emerging' industry of education technology firms

An industry making apps and other technology for use in schools is booming, and Baltimore is striving to become a hub what is known as the "ed tech" industry.

By Scott Dance

Aug 1, 2015

• Baltimore City

Baltimore schools to reopen Wednesday after riots

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

• Baltimore City

City's first youth poet laureate wants to use voice to discuss social justice

Derick Ebert, a 19-year-old University of Baltimore sophomore, will be recognized Wednesday as the city's first youth poet laureate with a charge to help promote a citywide appreciation for literacy and art and inspire young people to become more engaged.

By Yvonne Wenger

Apr 14, 2015

• Opinion

Heeding the call to service

People love to watch videos of returning service members coming home to the surprise of their kids and get misty-eyed as they share in emotional reunions. We expect a polished military color guard at the Super Bowl, with a tightly packed formation of jets flying over during the singing of the National Anthem. And we shed tears at the sacrifices soldiers make on the battle field. But empathy is not enough. If you really want to thank a veteran, encourage service as well as those who already

• Opinion

Connecting city kids to health care careers

Many programs promote STEM education and aim to increase diversity in the health sciences. This is a good start, but to put students on the path to careers in health care, they need more.

• Baltimore City Paper

New report offers suggestions to improve Baltimore City schools

• Baltimore City

At 175 years and counting, 'City Forever' is entirely possible

Hudson's Corner

• Baltimore City Paper

The Mail

• Schools

Residency program tries to solve problem of teacher burnout

The Baltimore-based Urban Teacher Center works to overcome the high turnover rate for young teachers and reduce the impact on children.

• Educators

Residency program tries to solve problem of teacher burnout

• Howard County

Omar Delen of Marriotts Ridge attends leadership summit [Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock]

Bank of America Charitable Foundation offers an annual Student Leaders Program to a select group of high school upperclassmen, including Omar Delen, a rising senior at Marriotts Ridge High School,

• Maryland

Two Westminster High alumnae begin their teaching careers in opposite districts

Aubrey Karoglan and Carlyn Wiedecker will be two of about 11,000 first- and second-year teachers participating in this year's crop through Teach for America.

• Opinion

Summer jobs prepare the next generation [Commentary]

For six weeks during the summer of 1972 I was an umpire. I called Little League baseball and men's fast pitch softball games for teams in Baltimore County. Most of the other umpires were grown men, and I have vivid memories of drowning in my oversized mask and chest protector. Whether it was an easy game to call or a nail-biter, I would not trade the experience for anything. I was employed, learning the fundamentals of managing the money I was making and gaining experience handling challenging

• Opinion

Summer jobs prepare the next generation [Commentary]

• Educators

Edwards says she will not 'lower standards' on teacher evaluations

• Educators

Edwards says she will not 'lower standards' on teacher evaluations

• Baltimore City Paper

The Money Game: the latest campaign-finance figures in Baltimore's legislative district races

• Opinion

A looming crisis in caregiving [Commentary]

A confluence of factors including baby boomer longevity, divorce, childless couples, fewer children in families (many scattered geographically), and economics has created a crisis in the number of caregivers versus the number of those needing care.

• Schools

Five Questions for banking industry veteran Scott Wilfong

Banking industry veteran and native Baltimorean Scott Wilfong got involved with the Living Classrooms Foundation to help improve lives in some of East Baltimore's neediest neighborhoods, including Perkins Homes, the Fayette Street corridor and McElderry Park.

• Opinion

Keeping Baltimore afloat

Anybody who cares about Baltimore City should be talking about raising funds for IB and Ingenuity — not decreasing programs that already operate on shoestring budgets. We need to recognize that when it comes to IB and Ingenuity, a rising tide truly lifts all boats.

• Opinion

Keeping Baltimore afloat

• Baltimore City Public Schools

City school system presents scenario that could mean layoffs

• Opinion

Welcome, Mr. Thornton [Editorial]

A few things Baltimore's new schools CEO ought to know about the job he's taking on

• Opinion

Welcome, Mr. Thornton [Editorial]

• Colleges and Universities

Report gives local Teach for America educators high marks in math

A rigorous study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education found Teach for America teachers were as effective, if not more, at teaching math as their peers.