K-12 schools

    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.
    Somerset County Board of Education in Westover, MD, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
    Bradley Hills Elementary School tagged with graffiti referencing Sandy Hook shooter
    A fence at Bradley Hills Elementary School was vandalized with the name of the Sandy Hook Elemtary School shooter, according to Montgomery County Police and school district officials.
    Graffiti found at Bradley Hills Elementary School prompted increased patrols by officers this week at the Bethesda campus.
    Her dad didn’t talk about the Holocaust. After his death, she’s learning to tell his story.
    The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington began the Maggid workshop when confronted with a stark truth: The Holocaust’s primary sources are dying.
    Ann Horvath-Rose gives her first presentation about her father’s Holocaust survival story to students at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va.
    ‘Hot mess express’ vs. ‘THIS IS GREAT!’: Why a reading curriculum evokes strong feelings
    Montgomery County Public Schools have spent about $20 million over the past two years on a new curriculum they hope will build strong readers.
    What really happened in New Orleans, according to fired Harford schools chief
    Sean Bulson is speaking out for the first time since speculation about his behavior on a 2024 work trip to New Orleans circulated on social media during the winter and led the school board to fire him in February.
    Sean Bulson, the former superintendent of Harford County Public Schools, is speaking out for the first time since speculation about his behavior on a 2024 work trip to New Orleans led the school board to fire him in February.
    Baltimore City schools could announce a new leader any day now
    After a yearlong search, a new schools chief will soon replace Sonja Santelises.
    Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises has run the school system since 2016.
    How Baltimore students are being trained to join the city’s vacant housing fight
    Requity wants to scale so that vocational students complete one vacant house a year.
    Requity, a work-based training program, holds a ribbon-cutting of the first home largely rehabbed by high school students.
    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.
    Christine Koniezhny continued teaching at Upper Friends School even through her battle with ALS
    Christine Koniezhny, a Friends Upper School assistant principal for academics who continued teaching through her battle with ALS, died earlier this month. She was 61.
    Christine Koniezhny.
    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?
    At left, Myresha Bevins, Secondary Teacher of the Year representing Washington Academy and High School, and at right, Corey Bivens is Somerset County Public Schools' Teacher of the Year for 2026 and will represent the county at the Maryland Teacher of the Year program this fall. Both are joined by Board Chair Matt Lankford, left, and Superintendent of Schools W. David Bromwell.
    With matzo meal and gefilte fish, this kosher food pantry helps families ahead of Passover
    Inside the Washington region’s only kosher food pantry, organizers are ensuring observant Jews can celebrate Passover even as their families face difficult financial times.
    Yad Yehuva’s Capital Kosher Pantry in Silver Spring provides kosher for Passover products to Jewish families in need.
    Baltimore County schools avoid cutting jobs, bigger classes with extra $9.3 million
    The funding will restore about 140 jobs that had been on the chopping block.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and Superintendent Myriam Rogers announced Friday morning at the Baltimore County Public Schools headquarters in Towson that the school system will receive an extra $9.3 million to help save school positions and avoid raising class sizes.
    Major changes are coming for thousands of Montgomery County students
    Thursday’s contentious vote paved the way for a district transformation.
    Community members packed the Montgomery County Public Schools’ headquarters in Rockville to protest a vote over new campus boundaries and programs.
    Wootton shooting: MCPS report details quick response — and need for better security
    The 56-page report provides the clearest picture yet of what happened last month when a student was shot in a campus stairwell.
    Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    2 lawmakers call on Baltimore County school board to revote on budget. It seems unlikely.
    Two Republican state delegates are calling for the Baltimore County school board to revote on a budget passed in February, citing what they claim was an illegally cast vote by a former member.
    Board Vice Chair Robin Harvey listens to public comment at the Baltimore County Public School Board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Maryland lawmakers pass school cellphone ban
    Maryland joins a bipartisan national movement to get phones out of classrooms.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025.
    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.
    The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters at 200 E North Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
    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.
    The state school board instructed school districts to plan better for snow days in future years.
    Prince George’s County officials consider renaming Cesar Chavez school amid abuse allegations
    Buildings and schools named in his honor — including the César Chávez Dual Spanish Immersion in Chillum — are considering changes.
    The César Chávez Dual Spanish Immersion elementary school at 6609 Riggs Road in Hyattsville.
    Ray Lewis and Baltimore County schools launch mental health screenings
    After his son’s overdose death, former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis started a mental health foundation to bring mental health screenings to Baltimore County schools at no cost.
    Former Raven Ray Lewis speaks to Baltimore County students during the Mind Over Matters youth mental health fair at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital on Wednesday.
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