K-12 schools

The announcement came amid criticism of his leadership style and a looming board decision about whether to seek a new leader.

Two speakers said the Gifted and Talented/Advanced Academics program lacks sufficient staffing and the challenging curriculum needed for a program in which nearly a third of students participate.

Of the more than one-third of the foster children prescribed psychotropic drugs, half are given more than one drug, despite concerns by the medical community about the use of multiple psychotropic drugs by children, according to the complaint.

The city has been one of the last districts in the state to employ stringent COVID-19 protocols, including regular testing.

Superintendent Darryl Williams has faced criticism over school bus delays and lagging academic performance. Now a newly elected school board must decide whether to stay the course or start over with a new leader.

A 12-old-boy brought a gun to school the other day. Anne Arundel police don’t like that reforms passed last year prevented them from hauling this kid away in handcuffs.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. called the proposed budget “unrealistic,” while Superintendent Darryl Williams said it’s still early in the budget process.

A stabbing at Lansdowne High School on Tuesday afternoon is under investigation.

It's been a half century since Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi were raped and tortured by their teacher at the Catholic Community Middle School in South Baltimore. Yet their quest for justice is not over.

Two people were shot near Benjamin Franklin High School in Curtis Bay

The debate follows the prior school board’s efforts to dump an auditor who questioned its practices.

Andrea Barr accused board members of retaliation and unlawfully voting not to renew her contract.

Maryland students selected as Young Arts finalists have an array of talents, from songwriting and singing to dance and writing.

More Maryland districts eye remote learning as an alternative to bad weather-days that can cut into spring break or extend the school year.

Sometimes even when teachers care deeply, it's hard to find time to connect with students.

The NAACP and the ACLU’s Legal Defense Fund argue that despite the findings of courts over the years, the state has never funded Baltimore City schools at a level that would provide students with an appropriate education as required under the Maryland constitution.

The school board’s new chair and vice chair, Jane Lichter and Robin Harvey, seem eager to set a more collaborative tone at board meetings. But both said it was too early to say whether Superintendent Darryl Williams’ contract should be renewed next year.

Caring for children with highly complex emotional and behavioral needs is a challenge that exists across the country. But in Maryland, the problem has worsened over the last decade — and many blame outgoing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Police believe a juvenile in North Carolina was also involved in the series of threats that have rattled the community.

”We have given Baltimore City Public Schools a chance to do right by this family, and they have not,” said Gadeir Abbas, a senior litigation attorney at CAIR.