K-12 schools

    Baltimore Teachers Union demands missing pay for dozens of members
    Roughly 60 Baltimore City Public Schools employees have reported being underpaid or say they have not been paid at all since May, according to the Baltimore Teachers Union.
    Baltimore Teachers Union members express their disapproval during a press conference at Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters.
    Chelsea School, which helps struggling students to read, finds a new home in Laurel
    The Chelsea School, a special education institution focused on reading intervention, is moving its campus from Hyattsville to Laurel, raising some concerns about longer trips to school.
    The Chelsea School, a special education institution focused on reading intervention, is moving its campus from Hyattsville to Laurel.
    Bel Air deacon, former Catholic school teacher charged with soliciting minor
    Kenneth Goedeke has taught religion and worked in schools for over a decade.
    Kenneth Goedeke was most recently around students at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, where he worked until February of this year.
    Parents are pushing back against classroom laptops in Baltimore County schools
    A group of parents want to reduce how much time students spend on laptops.
    A group of parents want to reduce how much time students spend on laptops. From left; James Frank, Manju Holmes and Amanda Garratt.
    Why have Maryland’s school test scores stalled?
    Maryland posted lackluster scores on the annual standardized tests, but experts say they expect greater improvement in years to come and the results are in keeping with the national trend.
    DECEMBER 11, 2025 - Students in Yongsul Cho's Algebra I class at Greenbelt Middle School complete function problems during their daily class.
    The fight to get heating and air-conditioning to work in Baltimore schools has taken a turn
    The Maryland Stadium Authority said it will work more collaboratively with the Baltimore City schools to resolve issues at schools it built.
    The facade of Arlington Elementary School is seen in the snow in February.
    These blind student filmmakers make magic on both sides of the camera
    Six students at the Maryland School for the Blind wanted to make a film about pizza. They ended up making one about themselves.
    Keith Lamar Jackson, 21, said filmmaking was new to him before this experience.
    Hutzell: Stephen Miller’s trans persecution is here. Parents face hard questions.
    COLUMN | What if this isn’t about parents’ rights and school bureaucrats? What if the lawsuit and threats to cut off school funding over pronouns and names are about seizing control of schools from local communities? Parents should be asking a lot of tough questions.
    White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
    Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
    Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put teacher Joel Pally’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
    Anne Arundel schools’ latest test scores are flat, like much of Maryland’s
    This year’s MCAP scores mostly sustain post-pandemic growth, though other districts have recovered faster.
    Advocates for trans students urge Maryland to fight Trump administration threats
    The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
    The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
    Maryland school test scores: See how your school performed on the MCAP in 2026
    Statewide scores have hardly budged since last year.
    Baltimore students’ English test scores are rising fast, even as they struggle in math
    Baltimore schools’ post-pandemic gains are some of the highest in the state in English.
    Montgomery County schools’ test scores show one grade is outpacing the rest
    Montgomery County students made modest gains in reading and math, though not all groups improved.
    Baltimore County schools improve test scores for a third year but still trail the state
    English proficiency on the MCAP stands at 46.1% in Baltimore County, while math proficiency is at 21.9% — both below statewide averages.
    Howard County test scores: 10 top schools in a year of slow growth
    Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.
    Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.
    Prince George’s school test scores hold steady — and so do achievement gaps
    Prince George’s County Public Schools’ standardized test scores crept up slightly in English and math, but disparities across race, disability and language persist.
    Maryland students still struggle with high school-level math: See your school’s scores
    Maryland students continue to struggle with high school-level math, with only 21.3% passing the Algebra I MCAP exam and disparities across districts and demographic groups.
    DECEMBER 11, 2025 - Students in Yongsul Cho's Algebra I class at Greenbelt Middle School complete function problems during their daily class.
    Maryland to release MCAP scores today, with a new statewide test on deck
    Maryland students will probably like their next standardized testing experience a little better. Why? It’s shorter.
    Maryland’s next standardized test will be called Maryland System of Testing Academic Readiness — MSTAR for short.
    Trump administration threatens Anne Arundel schools over gender identity policy
    The U.S. Education and Justice departments together determined Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding information about a student’s gender identity from the student’s parents.
    The Anne Arundel County Public Schools logo seen on a sign for the county’s Board of Education headquarters on Riva Road in Annapolis on March 15, 2024.
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