K-12 schools

Harford County’s school board voted to appeal the state’s unprecedented decision overturning its ban of a young adult graphic novel, pushing the dispute into circuit court.

No matter which option the Howard County school board selects, the specter of another round of redistricting haunts families.

Baltimore City school leaders are proposing to close two small traditional schools — Dallas F. Nicolas Elementary and Renaissance Academy — along with charter Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys.

The Baltimore County Fire Department is still investigating the source of the odor at Perry Hall Middle School.

The latest plan impacts as many as 780 students across the South County, a third of whom live in Crofton and attend Nantucket Elementary.

What to do about schools has long been a question for Annapolis. Keeping them from withering is the city’s next big challenge.

MCPS is trying to support parents as they wait to return to work and receive their paychecks.

Here’s what The Banner found among hundreds of work orders to remove mold from Montgomery County school campuses.

The 42-year-old Beltsville resident said his job was great preparation for “Jeopardy!”

Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision to remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate for students to read.

Members of the Baltimore City Council are shadowing city students on their rides to school to get a taste of the early wake-ups, missed transfers and lengthy rides.

On Tuesday night, Joe Evans’ parents, friends and fellow teachers packed into Silver Branch Brewing Company to stream the episode.

The number of schools earning 4 stars (the second-highest rating) increased this year but so did the number earning 1 star.

Howard County Public Schools received high marks on the 2024-25 Maryland State Report Card.

Baltimore County had the most schools earning top marks on the Maryland School Report Card.

Nearly half of Baltimore City schools earned at least three stars out of five stars in the state ratings this year, up from 35% last year.

The annual Maryland School Report Card ratings allow parents and community members to compare how their local schools are performing.

Search our database to compare Maryland schools and their ratings.

For the sixth year, the Maryland State Department of Education will rate each school on a scale of one to five stars.

There are a lot of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Maryland and around the country right now, but officials says it’s rarely dangerous.