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K-12 schools

    Man sentenced for deadly shooting of Mervo student
    Jeremiah Brogden, a junior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School and a running back on the Mustangs varsity football team, was shot and killed as classes let out for Labor Day weekend in 2022. He was 17.
    Jeremiah Brogden was shot and killed as classes at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School let out for Labor Day weekend in 2022.
    Teacher pay at a stalemate in Howard County
    Howard County teachers held a rally outside the school board meeting Thursday to voice their frustrations over contract negotiations with the school system.
    The Howard County Education Association held a press conference and rally ahead of the afternoon school board meeting Thursday.
    Former Frederick County PTA president hit with almost 200 charges of theft and forgery
    In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
    In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
    K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant
    Montgomery County Public Schools featured prominently in a Congressional hearing on antisemitism in public schools on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
    From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, staff attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
    Baltimore schools CEO could leave amid contract dispute. Insiders are worried.
    Sonja Santelises would be one of the longest-serving urban superintendents if her contract is renewed.
    Baltimore City School CEO Sonja Santelises talks to student during a school tour.
    New Baltimore Co. development rules: Will they protect schools or crush affordable housing?
    The Baltimore City Council will vote this month on Bill 31-24, which would amend the county’s ordinance to tighten rules designed to ease or prevent overcrowded school districts.
    Wellwood International School in Pikesville is one of the overcrowded schools participating in a northwest area redistricting process organized by Baltimore County Public Schools.
    Baltimore teacher in ‘inappropriate relationship’ helped teen shoot ex-boyfriend, police allege
    Matthew Biegel, 38, of Northeast Baltimore, previously worked as an agriculture educator at the Reginald F. Lewis High School of Business, Law, and Agriculture.
    Matthew Biegel, a former agriculture educator at Reginald F. Lewis High School, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder and related offenses.
    The Climb: Mount St. Joseph’s seniors embark on century-old rite of passage
    Mount St. Joe’s seniors take part in a rite of passage stretching back to the early 1900s as they prepare to embark on life after graduation.
    David Wilder signs his name on the same brick his dad, Dave Wilder, signed in 1997 as part of Mount Saint Joseph High School’s graduation rite on May 1, 2024.
    Howard County Council members push school officials to keep teacher pay competitive
    The Howard County Council and school system sit down for robust work session regarding the upcoming fiscal year’s budget.
    The Howard County logo seen inside the Banneker Room of the George Howard government building in Ellicott City where the Howard County Council meets.
    Letters: Underfunding has left Carroll County short of teachers
    Years of underfunding has left Carroll County short of the number of teachers it needs, the president of the Carroll County Education Association says.
    Celeste M. Jordan is president of the Carroll County Education Association.
    Rolling up their sleeves. Students in Anne Arundel, Howard counties pick school board members
    Students in Anne Arundel and Howard County students counties have elected Hafsa Hamdaoui and James Obasiolu as their respective student school board members. Each will serve one year.
    James Obasiolu, left, and Hafsa Hamdaoui, right, have been elected to serve on the school boards for Anne Arundel and Howard counties.
    What Anne Arundel County school board candidates think about book bans
    Anne Arundel voters will decide May 14 which candidates advance in the race for a seat on the school board, the body that sets policies around school reading materials.
    Parents in some Maryland school districts have organized campaigns to restrict the kinds of books allowed in school libraries.
    Anne Arundel County middle school students found with gun, BB gun on campus
    Officers responded to Marley Middle School in Glen Burnie on Tuesday after school officials found an unloaded 9 mm handgun in a student’s backpack, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
    Maryland’s new superintendent wants to change how we rate our schools
    Wright wants to give families a clearer view of how well their children are taught in Maryland schools.
    Carey Wright will take over as Maryland's interim schools superintendent this month.
    Where Howard County school board candidates stand on book ban debates
    Howard County’s school board has historically resisted campaigns to get certain books off the shelves. Could this election flip the script?
    A Howard County Moms for Liberty meeting to discuss school library book challenges was met with protests in February.
    Suspect in Pikesville AI case set off red flags before racist recording spread
    Before he arrived at Pikesville High School last year, Dazhon Darien appear to have held jobs in at least five states.
    Dazhon Leslie Darien
    Pikesville High School allegations show how AI can be misused. Is the law ready?
    “AI and its easy availability is relatively new,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said in an interview. “And it usually doesn’t take very long for the bad guys to come up with ideas.”
    Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
    Students speak out on Dazhon Darien, accused of framing principal with AI
    To Pikesville High School students, the former athletic director’s arrest feels like justice.
    Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
    Ex-athletic director accused of framing principal with AI arrested at airport with gun
    Baltimore County Police charged Dazhon Darien, Pikesville High School’s former athletic director, in connection with the incident.
    Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
    Maryland schools have a new superintendent. She’s a familiar face.
    The new Maryland State Superintendent of Education is committed to improving how schools teach reading and math.
    Carey Wright will take over as Maryland's interim schools superintendent this month.
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