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The latest from Liz Bowie
Baltimore’s next schools chief has some unfinished business waiting for him
Outgoing Baltimore schools CEO Sonja Santelises can point to progress, but her successor, Jermaine Dawson, faces a host of challenges.
Baltimore City Public Schools names Philadelphia leader as new CEO
Jermaine Dawson will replace Sonja Santelises, who has been in the job for over a decade.
Somerset County school officials hid public records, ACLU lawsuit alleges
The Eastern Shore county’s school board uses ‘secrecy as a tool to avoid accountability,’ attorneys said.
Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper’s closure
The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.
Baltimore City schools could announce a new leader any day now
After a yearlong search, a new schools chief will soon replace Sonja Santelises.
Racism or clerical error? How a teacher of the year flub roiled a Maryland school system.
In an Eastern Shore county, a simple teacher of the year announcement became a source of discord. Was the winner Myresha Bevins, or Corey Bivens?
Maryland lawmakers pass school cellphone ban
Maryland joins a bipartisan national movement to get phones out of classrooms.
Baltimore’s mayor and state senators could soon wield unrivaled power over city schools
Maryland’s Senate advanced a bill despite near-unanimous opposition from the community.
Maryland kids won’t have school in late June after all
Maryland State Board of Education gave some school systems a reprieve after snow days caused chaos for their calendars.
Maryland’s reading comeback may hinge on $10.9M for teacher coaches
State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright led a similar turnaround in Mississippi with literacy coaches.
A gentle poet, Eric Hrabowski, son of former UMBC president, dies at 50
The son of former UMBC president, Eric Hrabowski, went into cardiac arrest at home.
Baltimore parents fear kids aren’t safe riding transit to school, survey finds
The small survey is the first time in at least a decade a Baltimore City schools group has asked families for transportation feedback.
Math educator dies in Baltimore school building
A Baltimore educator was found dead in a Cherry Hill elementary school.
Maryland spent $1B renovating Baltimore schools. Fixing the heat could add millions.
As many as 100 schools across Maryland use faulty HVAC systems, including those in Montgomery and Baltimore counties.
Baltimore lawmakers want to cut the community out of school board picks
Legislation being considered by the Maryland General Assembly would give Baltimore City's mayor more power in picking school board members and cut out members of the public.
Sacked by Trump, Peggy Carr now has a job on Maryland’s school board
Gov. Wes Moore appointed the prominent education leader, who will represent Montgomery County.
Maryland’s education watchdog will soon be out of a job
Richard Henry investigated wrongdoing by school boards and superintendents in Maryland for six years. Gov. Wes Moore administration wants someone new.
9 Baltimore schools struggle with burst pipes and heating issues in extreme cold
Baltimore City Public Schools officials are struggling to keep all their buildings running properly in the extreme cold.
Trump administration won’t withhold $700 million from Maryland schools
The Trump administration dropped a threat to take away federal funds from school districts if they did not comply with demands on DEI.
Baltimore School for the Arts closed for days after burst pipe floods building
School officials did not say which parts of the building have been damaged or how extensive the damage is.
