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Baltimore’s pre-K ‘dumpster fire’ is shutting some families out of neighborhood schools
Middle-class families who live near the most popular pre-k schools in Baltimore City may end up shut out of their neighborhood programs.
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026 - Molly Garcia, 34, husband Neil Gavigan, 36, and their children August Garcia-Gavigan, 4, and Lucy Garcia-Gavigan, 15 months, at their home in Baltimore. August wasn’t offered a spot in a Baltimore City Public School earlier this month, leaving the family to decide whether to wait as late as this summer for another chance or shell out $22,000 for another year of childcare.
Even in deep-blue Baltimore, the nonpartisan school board race can’t escape politics
A question about LGBTQIA+ students separated one candidate from the pack.
Baltimore school board candidate Brian Robertson drew ire from some opponents and audience members at a candidate forum in Charles Village.
Baltimore School for the Arts is still picking up the pieces after winter flood
The Mount Vernon arts community rallied around teachers and students who knew the show must go on.
Rosiland “Roz” Cauthen, left, executive director and principal of the Baltimore School for the Arts, listens as graduating senior Skye Chng-Lim, 18, performs for a group of school supporters.
Former Baltimore teacher of the year charged with sexual solicitation of a minor
Dennis Jutras, a longtime city schools employee, allegedly tried to meet up with an officer posing as a high schooler.
The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters at 200 E North Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Immigration enforcement is inching closer to Southeast Baltimore schools
Reports of immigration enforcement activity near Southeast Baltimore schools last week are frightening parents and spurring City Council members into action.
A neighbor recorded ICE agents outside Patterson Park Public Charter School on May 6, 2026.
He’s climbed quickly and moved often. Can Baltimore schools’ new CEO make lasting change?
Jermaine Dawson will finally fulfill his goal of leading a school district. Baltimore will be the ultimate test.
Jermaine Dawson, the new CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, has built a reputation for obsessively tracking student achievement.
Baltimore City school board approves $1.95 billion budget. Here’s how the money shakes out.
A by-the-numbers look at where money is going in Baltimore’s public schools.
The Baltimore City school board approved a $1.95 billion spending plan for the district’s public schools Tuesday night.
Baltimore City schools’ budget could cost kids their favorite staff members
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future means some schools will see big gains and others will face cuts for the first time in five years.
The Baltimore City school board will vote on next year’s budget Tuesday evening.
How 9/11 and a cruise to Bermuda come together in ‘All the World Can Hold’
Baltimore-based author Jung Yun will discuss “All The World Can Hold,” her third and most personal novel, Thursday at 6 p.m for The Banner Book Club.
Jung Yun is the Baltimore-based author of "All The World Can Hold."
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.
Jermaine Dawson, the incoming CEO of Baltimore City schools.
Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 tax credit
Parents have fought for years to get monetary relief from state legislators.
Jessica Brady Reader poses for a portrait in the front yard of her home in Kensington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Reader holds flowers that remind her of daughter Francesca.
How this day care rebuilt trust after a shooting and abuse scandal
The new owner of Shanteari Young’s former child care center lets parents watch classroom livestreams.
Teachers Tanasia Johnson, right, and Aniyah Tittle lead arts and crafts time with the children at Legacy Child Development Center in Owings Mills.
Hampden’s Castle fire destroyed a haven for new parents. What’s next for The Womb Room?
The popular spot for prenatal yoga, birth doulas and infant care classes is in limbo, operating out of a temporary space 3 miles away in Govans.
Mom Aja Wilkes takes a yoga class at The Womb Room with daughter Solana, who is 4 months old.
Oldfields School nearly closed. A new leader will rebuild from just 34 students.
The girls boarding and day school enrolls just 34 students, down from about 100 in 2023.
Stephen "Brock" Dunn will take over as interim head of school at Oldfields this July, where enrollment has dropped to just 34 students, down from about 100 in the 2022-2023 school year.
These foster parents have taken in 15 kids. Their goal: Send them home.
The Baltimore couple is unusual in a state where half of families stop taking foster kids within the first year.
De’Jonnae Boyd Moreno sits with her daughter, Evie, whom she and husband José Moreno adopted after fostering her.
Anyone can get free child care in West Baltimore. Some moms found a village, too.
This University of Maryland, Baltimore, program fights the rising social isolation among parents.
New mother Brittany Brinkley feeds and plays with daughter Bobbee Battle, 10 months, at the Rise Early Learning and Family Support Center. The center is apart of the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work, provides free, high-quality early childhood education, family support services, workforce development, and parent education programs all under one roof.
Want to teach little kids in Montgomery County? You can earn a degree for free.
The school district wants to turn support staff into the fully certified teachers it needs.
Natalie Morataya will be one of the first Montgomery County paraeducators to become an early elementary teacher — for free.
Baltimore’s top educator wants to end the iPad kid epidemic
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises announced strict screen time limits for kindergarten through second grade students.
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises announced strict screen time limits for kindergarten through second grade students.
When immigrant families can’t leave their homes, this reading expert comes to the door
Amid a federal immigration crackdown, scared families are avoiding public spaces and staying home. Norma Montesino is one of the few people they’ll let in.
Norma Montesino leads the East Baltimore branch of ParentChild+, an internationally renowned literacy program for low-income and marginalized families with small children.
The Baltimore Symphony is using Peppa Pig to capture its youngest audience ever
The Muddy Puddles Orchestra tailors its show for kids ages 18 months and older.
Peppa Pig: My First Concert is coming to Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore on April 13, 2026.
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