K-12 schools

Since joining Harper’s Choice Middle School in August 2023, first as a co-assistant principal and then as principal, Tiffanie Nunley has brought the once struggling school fresh ideas and a new vision.

A Montgomery County Council member is calling for police officers to return to high school campuses — permanently.

Atholton High School’s principal is on leave for the remainder of the school year after an “emotional interaction” with students in the cafeteria, according to district officials.

A former student at McDonogh School is alleging in a new lawsuit that a faculty member sexually abused her, which she says she reported to the school nearly 40 years ago.

Board members attempted to fix the problem for the 2026-27 school year by adding 36 teachers to the budget, which would have allowed librarians to drop their extra duties.

A fight involving middle school students at a Towson bus stop on Monday spiraled into chaos and further confrontation, including amongst parents, that led to nine arrests, Baltimore County Police officials said.

In partnership with the Frederick County school system and Under Armour, the Ravens helped launch the first varsity girls flag football program in the state in 2023.

Julie Yang is running to represent District 1, while Karla Silvestre is running for one of four at-large council seats.

The school board voted to hire Ray & Associates to find a replacement for Superintendent Myriam Rogers.

Alexa Sciuto can continue to pursue claims in Baltimore County Circuit Court for defamation, false light and civil conspiracy against Kit Hart, chair of the Carroll County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a judge has ruled.

Outgoing Baltimore schools CEO Sonja Santelises can point to progress, but her successor, Jermaine Dawson, faces a host of challenges.

Jermaine Dawson will replace Sonja Santelises, who has been in the job for over a decade.

Baltimore County Public Schools’ revamped online learning program is helping the district rebuild its enrollment after losing students for the past five years.

MECCA Business Learning Institute leaders said the company is leaving out key context.

The 2024 incident at Pikesville High School showed the law hadn’t caught up with technology, one Maryland senator says.

School board members say they’re hesitant to foist an additional economic burden onto families.

The Howard County Public School System extended its contract with Zum, the controversial school bus company, for five more years.

Lawrence E. Smith, the decorated former Dunbar High football coach, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for stealing $215,000 in overtime pay as a city schools police officer.

The Ravens and Under Armour’s girls flag football initiative is expanding this fall, with Baltimore County Public Schools and St. Mary’s County Public Schools set to receive grant funding and uniforms ahead of the 2026 season.

Denise Shorts, the district’s former chief academic officer, was charged with theft, embezzlement and misconduct.