Liz Bowie
Maryland education reporter
Liz Bowie is a Maryland education reporter for The Baltimore Banner. She covers how statewide education decisions are made: who wields the power, who wins, who loses and what that means for Maryland’s kids. She spent more than two decades covering city, county and state education issues for The Baltimore Sun. Her favorite stories are those that focus on students. She was a Spencer Fellow in Education Reporting at Columbia University. She grew up in Baltimore.
The latest from Liz
Can a right-wing PAC help conservatives flip Maryland school boards?
Candidates in Somerset, Frederick, Howard and Talbot counties are promoting an agenda that includes limiting some books in school libraries, eliminating diversity initiatives, and embracing fiscal conservatism and school choice.
Eastern Shore school board chair faces ouster for ‘inappropriate and unprofessional conduct’
The Maryland State Board of Education begin a lengthy process that could remove Somerset County’s Matthew Lankford from his post.
Maryland’s top-rated schools of 2026: See how your school ranks
More schools earned top ratings on the annual Maryland School Report Card, a reflection of rising test scores and a decline in chronic student absences.
The way Maryland rates schools is about to change
Maryland is changing how it rates schools. The state school board president says current ratings reflect little more than students’ socioeconomic status.
Maryland delays an Eastern Shore school district’s move to restrict young adult books
The Somerset County Public Schools system is the first in Maryland whose policy would deny students under 18 access to books popular with teens.
Maryland names 23 Blue Ribbon schools a year after feds ended national awards
A year after the Trump administration canceled the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Maryland has again chosen to honor exemplary schools.
Ex-Baltimore school board member racked up contracts, connections before FBI search
After FBI agents searched his Baltimore County office on Sept. 30, Mujahid Muhammad’s influence has begun to waver.
These 248 Maryland schools are most vulnerable to measles outbreaks
Infectious-diseases experts say vaccination rates at some schools are concerning as Maryland sets a modern record for cases amid a wave of national outbreaks.
Baltimore schools cut ties with ex-commissioner’s company after FBI search
The school system is severing ties with KEYS Development TA LLC, whose building was searched by the FBI last week.
Baltimore school commissioner resigns after FBI searches site of his nonprofit
FBI agents on Wednesday searched a building where Baltimore City School Commissioner Mujahid Muhammad operates a nonprofit mental health organization, according to the FBI’s Baltimore press office.
Baltimore students blame elected leaders for unreliable transit to school
Dozens of students joined other city residents at a rally outside of City Hall seeking better public transit.
Want less segregated Baltimore schools? Fix housing and transit first, researchers say.
The Baltimore region has some of the most segregated schools in the nation.
Eastern Shore school board paid $525,000 for superintendent to leave
A Somerset County judge ordered the county school board to release its separation agreement with Ava Tasker-Mitchell following an ACLU lawsuit.
Maryland schools will teach math differently this year. Here’s what to expect.
Parents will be happy to know they shouldn’t have to rearrange their evenings to help their children with math homework.
Towson University hires former St. John’s College president to lead new civics center
Nora Demleitner, who led Annapolis-based St. John’s College for three years, will become executive director of the Ben and Myrna Cardin Center for Civic Engagement and Discourse at Towson University.
Head Start gave low-income children a chance to thrive. That is now at risk.
Changes to federal rules could dismantle hallmarks of the early childhood education program that serves 7,000 Maryland kids.
Why have Maryland’s school test scores stalled?
Maryland posted lackluster scores on the annual standardized tests, but experts say they expect greater improvement in years to come and the results are in keeping with the national trend.
The fight to get heating and air-conditioning to work in Baltimore schools has taken a turn
The Maryland Stadium Authority said it will work more collaboratively with the Baltimore City schools to resolve issues at schools it built.
Maryland to release MCAP scores today, with a new statewide test on deck
Maryland students will probably like their next standardized testing experience a little better. Why? It’s shorter.
Judge orders release of mother taken into ICE custody on Baltimore school campus
U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox ordered Adriana Gavilan Sanchez’s release from immigration custody.
