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The latest from Jessica Calefati
Anne Arundel schools’ latest test scores are flat, like much of Maryland’s
This year’s MCAP scores mostly sustain post-pandemic growth, though other districts have recovered faster.
Advocates for trans students urge Maryland to fight Trump administration threats
The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
Trump administration threatens Anne Arundel schools over gender identity policy
The U.S. Education and Justice departments together determined Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding information about a student’s gender identity from the student’s parents.
Anne Arundel parents sued to opt out of a gender identity policy. Here’s what to know.
The lawsuit, filed last week, is America First Legal’s latest effort to bring conservative influence into public schools.
More Maryland kids are coming to school in pull-ups. Teachers are told to help.
Since the pandemic, Maryland educators say they’ve seen more children starting school not fully potty-trained.
After a rocky search, community leaders ready to back new Baltimore County superintendent
Local groups were not happy with the search process, but the community is ready to support William Heiser.
Anne Arundel County must delay redistricting of Crofton schools, judge rules
Hundreds of Crofton children were set to attend Arundel Middle and Arundel High starting this fall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
