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K-12 schools

    Baltimore parents fear kids aren’t safe riding transit to school, survey finds
    The small survey is the first time in at least a decade a Baltimore City schools group has asked families for transportation feedback.
    Commuters and students wait for buses at the Mondawmin Transit Hub on May 6, 2025.
    Math educator dies in Baltimore school building
    A Baltimore educator was found dead in a Cherry Hill elementary school.
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    Can AI-powered weapons detection protect schools — without targeting students?
    Adding to their unease are rumblings about the district’s track record when purchasing security software.
    Maryland spent $1B renovating Baltimore schools. Fixing the heat could add millions.
    As many as 100 schools across Maryland use faulty HVAC systems, including those in Montgomery and Baltimore counties.
    Jonathan Collins, director of mechanical services and engineering at Baltimore City Public Schools, shows a malfunctioning thermostat, which should keep the heat between 70 and 75 degrees, at Arlington Elementary School.
    Baltimore lawmakers want to cut the community out of school board picks
    Legislation being considered by the Maryland General Assembly would give Baltimore City's mayor more power in picking school board members and cut out members of the public.
    State Sen. Antonio Hayes, center, speaks with colleagues in the Senate chamber in January. Hayes’ bill, which he said he introduced to provide greater transparency and to streamline the process, has the support of his fellow city senators.
    Books are fading from kids’ lives. Parents want schools to do more.
    Parents across Maryland, and the country, are questioning whether students are reading enough books — classics or otherwise — in English classes.
    Baltimore County schools superintendent suddenly announces retirement
    Myriam Rogers has more than a year left on her contract.
    Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers unexpectedly announced her retirement Thursday morning.
    Money is tight for Howard County schools. Is this third-grade strings all over again?
    Superintendent Bill Barnes proposed staff cuts that are leaving the community reeling. The school board decided to add them all back to the budget proposal.
    Board chair Jolene Mosley, district 3, and vice chair Dr. Linfeng Chen, county 2 at-large, attend a Howard County Board of Education Meeting at their headquarters in Ellicott City, Md. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
    Why the Supreme Court fight over books cost Montgomery County $6 million
    The total cost of Montgomery County Public Schools’ legal battle over storybooks is more than four times the previously announced $1.5 million payout to the families who sued.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard arguments for the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor where a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, say that a school requiring their children to participate in classes that include LGBTQ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
    To fund raises, Baltimore County school board votes to cut nearly 600 jobs
    The Baltimore County school board voted 7-4 on Tuesday night to adopt a budget that raises staff salaries at the expense of nearly 600 jobs. The changes would likely increase class sizes.
    Superintendent Myriam Rogers, right, seated with school board Chair Jane Lichter, has said Baltimore County Public Schools will need to makes cuts to afford $93 million in raises promised to staff.
    Student charged with placing camera in women’s bathroom at Anne Arundel Community College
    An Anne Arundel Community College student has been arrested after police say he installed a camera on a toilet in a women’s bathroom at the Arnold campus and recorded at least eight females.
    Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md.
    List: Maryland school closings and delays Tuesday
    See a list of Maryland school districts that will either close or delay their openings on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
    A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
    Remember old-fashioned snow days? One schools chief had plenty of them as a kid.
    Virtual school wasn’t an option then.
    Dr. Mark Bedell, Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent, addresses the audience after the end of public comment on proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
    Scharper: Could the children please have a full week of school?
    COLUMN | Baltimore County public school students have only had two full weeks of school since winter began on Dec. 20. Now it’s the fourth week of February and parents are tired.
    Barnabas Aspray tows his daughter, Estelle, on a sled down Maryland Avenue after an overnight snowfall in Baltimore in January.
    Bigger classes could be coming to Baltimore County schools
    Something has to give to balance Baltimore County school system’s budget — and it might be class sizes.
    Students walk in the hallway at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
    Montgomery County schools will be closed Monday due to snow
    The district had initially called for a two-hour delay, but “greater-than-expected accumulation ... made it unsafe to open schools, even with a delay."
    Natasha Tynes and her 8-year-old son Gabriel prepare to go sledding in Rockville. They're looking for creative ways to pass the time, with school still closed.
    Sacked by Trump, Peggy Carr now has a job on Maryland’s school board
    Gov. Wes Moore appointed the prominent education leader, who will represent Montgomery County.
    Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press about the National Assessment of Education Process, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Schools must pay $1.5 million to families over LGBTQIA+ storybook lawsuit
    Montgomery County Public Schools must pay $1.5 million to the families who fought to excuse their children from lessons at odds with their religious beliefs, lawyers for the parents announced Friday.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard arguments for the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor where a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, say that a school requiring their children to participate in classes that include LGBTQ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
    After backlash, Montgomery County schools will close for Eid
    District leaders are hoping state lawmakers grant them more flexibility.
    A winter storm brought a week of snow days to Montgomery County public school students this year.
    Montgomery County’s only charter school has one more chance to prove itself
    School board members voted Thursday night to move forward with revoking MECCA Business Learning Institute’s charter, which would effectively force the campus’ closure at the end of the school year.
    FEBRUARY 19, 2026 - MECCA Business Learning Institute families attended Thursday’s school board meeting in Rockvile to try and convince district leaders to keep their school open.
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