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The latest from Jessica Calefati
Case dismissed against great-aunt who hid missing Baltimore child Tristan King
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said he considered Denise Day’s humanity in the decision.
Other school districts replaced their leaders. Anne Arundel just doubled down on Mark Bedell.
Baltimore City, Prince George’s and Harford counties all recently replaced their leaders, and Baltimore County is expected to do so soon, making Bedell one of the region’s longest-serving superintendents.
Most Maryland students can’t pass the Algebra I test. Can you?
Think you could pass the Algebra I test? Try some sample questions from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program.
When Maryland math scores plunged, Black college students suffered the consequences
Despite recent signs of growth post-pandemic, middle school math achievement in Maryland remains among the lowest in the country.
The secret behind an Anne Arundel high school’s surging graduation rate
Glen Burnie High’s graduation rate shot up nearly 7 percentage points last year — a leap bigger than any other Anne Arundel County school and greater than any other large comprehensive high school in Maryland.
A popular Eastern Shore pool won’t open this summer due to a lifeguard shortage
The lifeguard job would have paid $17.35 an hour. But ranger Marc Heim said only one person applied.
Class rank is back in Anne Arundel County high schools after 7 years
The district had eliminated class rank in 2019 along with several other Baltimore-area school systems
What to know about Anne Arundel schools’ trial run with AI-powered weapons detection
The Opengate system Anne Arundel is testing is widely used in airports, sports stadiums and other school systems.
Prosecutors drop abduction charge against Tristan King’s great-aunt
Denise Day now faces only a misdemeanor charge after allegedly helping Tristan hide for nearly six months while he was considered missing.
Baltimore County’s hunt for a new school superintendent can now begin
The school board voted to hire Ray & Associates to find a replacement for Superintendent Myriam Rogers.
Maryland legislature passes major foster care reforms after teen died in hotel
Maryland lawmakers on Monday voted to prohibit the use of hotels and other unlicensed settings for children under state care, part of a series of foster care reforms.
Baltimore Police arrest Tristan King’s great-aunt on abduction charges
Denise Day, Tristan King’s great aunt, was charged with abduction of a child under age 16 by a relative and with harboring a child.
Missing Baltimore boy Tristan King was found. What happens now?
Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.
After nearly 6 months, missing Baltimore boy Tristan King is found
The monthslong search for missing Baltimore boy Tristan King ended Friday morning in the Curtis Bay neighborhood, several people familiar with the case said.
Everyone has seen Baltimore’s missing boy. So why can’t authorities find him?
Tristan King ran from a caseworker in Baltimore and has been missing since September. Brooklyn residents have seen him, but authorities can’t find him.
Finding Tristan King top priority as officials pledge accountability
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called it “tragic.” Mayor Brandon Scott said the situation has him “pissed.” Baltimore Schools CEO Sonja Santelises is “heartbroken” because of the Tristan King story.
A missing boy was unenrolled from school in Baltimore. Here’s why.
State policy allows Maryland schools to unenroll students when they miss more than 10 consecutive days of class. That’s what happened to Tristan King — and it’s not uncommon.
Parents of 5-year-old who starved to death in Baltimore plead guilty to child abuse
The parents of Zona Byrd, who weighed just 17.5 pounds when she died nearly two years ago, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of child abuse resulting in death.
Remember old-fashioned snow days? One schools chief had plenty of them as a kid.
Virtual school wasn’t an option then.
Lockdown ends at Dunbar High School after report of a gun on campus
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore was on lockdown for over an hour on Wednesday after a report of a gun inside the school, according to school officials.
