K-12 schools

A student was grappling with the relapse of his mother. His teacher hoped taking care of plants brought him comfort.

The community school model has grown exponentially in Maryland. But even some of the strongest supporters acknowledge that the rapid growth comes with some downsides.

Police arrested Roger Alexander Alvarado-Mendoza in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Izaiah Carter.

A scholarship program for kindergarten to 12th-grade students is the target of selective outrage, Tony Campbell, a Towson University faculty member, says. Loss of Medicare Advantage plans is putting the health of Maryland seniors at risk, Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr., president and founder of Beloved Community Services, says. Promising and rewarding careers are available at facilities serving seniors, Allison Roenigk Ciborowski, president and CEO of LeadingAge Maryland, says.

Breon Traquan Ennis, 20, was shot in front of a gas station in Hamilton Hills.

The shooting occurred near a bus stop many students at the school use, a school official said.

Use these searchable tables to compare the highest- and lowest-performing schools in the Baltimore region.

Councilman Zeke Cohen said $500,000 will be allocated to renovate and reopen the rec center at the park where Izaiah Carter was killed and provide additional resources.

Police were called to the school after the student returned to campus following the shooting.

What started as a health education bill could end up giving the Maryland schools superintendent broad power to withhold funding from school districts who don't follow curriculum guidance.

Education advocates hoping to secure more state funding for Baltimore City schools lost in the latest round of a nearly 30-year-old lawsuit.

A closer look at Maryland School Report Card data helps answer why Baltimore City and Baltimore County schools performed so poorly.

Carter was an “intelligent kid who came into the program to keep out of the noise," his JROTC instructor said.

In the first update to Maryland School Report Card ratings since 2019, Baltimore City and county schools performed worst in the region.

Maryland’s State School Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury has become an activist in his new role, pushing legislation in a way that prior superintendents haven’t.

Moses Ingram is part of a contingent of Black Maryland women dominating TV and film roles.

After the fourth fatal shooting of a teenager on or near school grounds this school year, teacher Kerry Graham writes: “Our city must change. Children are dying. Unnecessarily. Violently. Often.”

“The bill establishes a precedent, which is absent right now. And that precedent is protection of historical facts and the history of African Americans,” Mfume said.

Reading aloud to children lays the foundation for learning, says Claudia Nachtigal, head of school at The Highlands School in Bel Air.

Teacher Kerry Graham remembers when a student could tell that she was not OK — and she didn’t pretend that she was.