K-12 schools

The Baltimore County Council has passed a measure that would make it harder for developers to build new housing in communities with crowded schools. But county school officials want to have more input, and the county executive worries it may have a negative impact on the county’s moral and legal obligations to address attainable housing.

The letter, which focuses on River Hill High School, said Principal Robert Motley and Assistant Principal Allison Volinsky are violating district policy and the First Amendment rights of the students.

An elementary school principal in Montgomery County is accused of stomping on a student’s foot and is facing a related second-degree assault charge, according to court records.

The Baltimore County Council on Monday passed a contentious measure designed to reduce overcrowding in schools by adding an approval process for developers who want to build new housing.

Frederick County has eliminated part of its virtual learning program and Montgomery County is considering completely ending its virtual academy.

Chris Bendann, 39, of Baltimore, worked at the independent, private all-boys school in Roland Park in Baltimore from 2007-2023. He has maintained his innocence.

Bruhat Soma, a seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, won the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland by winning a lightning-round tiebreaker over a sixth-grader from Allen, Texas. Some questioned the bee’s decision to move so quickly to the spell-off.

In August 2022, Alex Morales was riding his bike and was struck by a drunk driver. Despite sustaining a traumatic brain injury, Morales is graduating on time from Oakland Mills High School on May 31.

After an onslaught of support for Baltimore City College, the city school board approved a plan to allow students to move to the University of Baltimore for three years during the renovation of the high school’s century-old building.

Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland and their families will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.

Stephanie Gerhold could teach anywhere, her colleagues say, but she’s fallen in love with Woodlawn Middle School, where nearly half the kids are economically disadvantaged.

The sudden uncertainty has caused an uproar among students and parents.

The Howard County Board of Education adopted its fiscal year 2025 spending plan after a challenging budget season.

The offer is pending approval by State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright and contract negotiations.

Speaking publicly about Dazhon Darien for the first time since a Baltimore Banner investigation uncovered his false claims, Myriam Rogers blamed loopholes in the hiring process.

County leaders question the integrity of the schools’ hiring process and wonder who else slipped in under false pretenses.

Organizers of New Village Academy planned to open a charter high school this fall, but they have encountered difficulty finalizing a lease at Westfield Annapolis mall.

Maryland must do more to address the educational, health and other urgent needs of migrant children, say a Johns Hopkins primary care pediatrician and a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The judge said he was “extremely disturbed” by what he read in court documents outlining the allegations.

Pikesville High School's ex-athletic director is accused of framing the principal using artificial intelligence. He's faked a lot more than that.