K-12 schools

The smiling faces of students, teachers and staff reflected the joy of being back to school, with fewer of the masks, protocols and fears that marked the first two years of the pandemic.

Days before Monday’s classroom return, parents said pickup times that the system sent are scheduled after, or close to, the times that school starts. They are also still haunted by last year’s issues that resulted in bus driver no-shows or late drop-offs.

Students from Baltimore City and Baltimore County are hoping for a return to normalcy when classes resume on Monday, but schools are still struggling with teacher shortages and COVID concerns.

Maryland’s student school board members have become increasingly vocal about the limits on their voting authority, lobbying for more voting rights.

Teaching is an exhausting honor. Summers off ensure I can do it over and over again.

Parents often welcome the start of public school because, unlike summer camp and childcare, they don't have to pay for it. But don't celebrate just yet.

Baltimore County Public School students will return to the classroom in the coming weeks with fewer COVID-19 restrictions on the books but other school districts are keeping mask requirements.

Sometimes, life hurts, whether or not the bell is about to ring.

Eight candidates ran for two open positions on what will be a 12-member city school board, and four have advanced: Ashley Esposito, April Christina Curley, Kwame Kenyatta-Bey and Salimah Jasani.

It’s still unclear whether the Baltimore County Board of Education is allowed to stick to a voting rule that calls for seven yea votes to approve an agenda item. Things would have been different if they hadn’t.

Baltimore City's health department is struggling to provide a nurse for every city public school.

Baltimore County Public Schools hosted its first partnership fair for organizations in the community to partner with the school system and with one another.

High school english teacher Kerry Graham, a creative in residence for The Banner, writes about the ups and downs of being an educator in Baltimore City Schools.

Although violent incidents in Baltimore County schools rose this year, some large districts that had invested in alternative, less punitive forms of discipline saw their suspensions decrease.

School officials in Baltimore City and County are scrambling to fill 1,200 teaching positions before students return to the classroom Aug. 29, 2022. Officials attribute the shortage to plenty of available jobs nationwide, the pandemic, the financial challenges of getting a master’s in education, and the demands of being a teacher.

Eight candidates are vying for the first time for two seats on the Board of School Commissioners. Four candidates will win places in the primary in the nonpartisan race.

Candidates for the Baltimore County school board were seeking to advance Tuesday night from primaries to the November general election.

The dysfunctional picture of the Baltimore County school board painted by its public meetings is grim enough. What lies beneath the surface appears much uglier.

The Baltimore County school board has recently fought with its auditor in court, appeared on the verge of ousting its superintendent, and had its ugly internal interactions aired in a courtroom.

Baltimore City residents will have their first opportunity to elect two candidates for the school board. Here's the choice.