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K-12 schools

    In Howard County, predicting school snow days is a sport
    Howard schools chief Bill Barnes acknowledged last month that it can seem like there’s no rhyme or reason to snow days.
    A child sleds down a hill at Lake Elkhorn during a snow day on January 6th, 2025 in Columbia, MD.
    Could this weekend’s snowstorm extend the school year in Maryland?
    Here’s what happens if Central Maryland schools use all their snow days.
    A school bus drives through the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore as the first snow of the season falls in the city on Friday.
    Ex-St. John’s Parish Day School employee sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse materials
    Ellicott City resident Jackie Wang, 18, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor count in October after police found an external hard drive hidden under his mattress that contained child sexual abuse material.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Howard County is seen on January 30, 2024.
    A months-old charter school faces closure. Did it stand a chance?
    Some people will undoubtedly view the upcoming vote as a statement on whether charter schools are welcome in Maryland’s largest school district.
    MECCA Business Learning Institute parents talk with school board member Rita Montoya about their desire to keep the charter school open on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
    Should 16-year-olds vote in school board races? Some Howard County teens say yes.
    Howard County teens are lobbying lawmakers to lower the voting age in Board of Election races to 16 and to expand the voting rights of the board’s student member.
    Illuminate Maryland student leader Rishit Guttam holds up a piece of paper to signal a candidate’s response time is running out during the Howard County Executive Youth Forum at the Elkridge Branch Library earlier this month.
    Reward grows for information on Islamophobic, anti-Palestinian graffiti at Whitman High
    The Victims’ Rights Foundation donated $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. The Muslim Public Affairs Council contributed another $3,000.
    A neighbor driving by photographed anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian graffiti being cleaned off a wall at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda on Friday.
    Maryland is rethinking how it pays for special education — and it could cost a lot more
    What is the true cost of teaching children with disabilities in Maryland? And how should that money be distributed?
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    Western High rediscovers 180 years of hidden treasures
    Over its many years of existence, Western High School has aggregated a room of treasures tied to the school’s history.
    A collection of items located in the archives room at Western High, in Baltimore, Thursday, December 11, 2025.
    Leaders condemn graffiti at high school targeting Muslims and Palestinians
    The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the incident.
    A neighbor driving by photographed anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian graffiti being cleaned off a wall at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda on Friday.
    School funding and other Howard County bills to watch this legislative session
    Howard County’s General Assembly delegation is finalizing its list of local bills to be introduced in the 2026 session. Of the dozen bills proposed, five touch on public education.
    From left, Del. Natalie Ziegler, Sen. Chao Wu, and Sen. Clarence Lam at a public hearing on local bills for Howard County in 2024. Howard County’s General Assembly delegation is finalizing its list of local bills to be introduced in the 2026 session.
    After years of struggles, Baltimore’s only all-boys public school to close
    The Baltimore City school board voted Wednesday to close its only all-boys public school, Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, while putting off decisions on two other proposed school closures.
    The Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys met its demise at the end of a nearly five-hour public meeting on Monday.
    Harford schools deputy superintendent on leave after New Orleans 911 call surfaces
    Harford County Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Eric Davis was placed on paid administrative leave on Sunday.
    School board members start the school board meeting at the Harford County Board of Education in Bel Air, Monday, January 12, 2026.
    Here’s how much it’ll cost to fund Baltimore County schools
    Superintendent Myriam Rogers revealed Tuesday night that her proposed fiscal year 2027 budget would cost $2.5 billion, slightly less than the $2.8 billion spending plan adopted last year.
    Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Yarbrough pictured at a public forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
    This Christian school wants to catch neurodivergent students falling through the cracks
    SOLL Academy aims to educate all kids in one place, regardless of their learning differences. It’ll be a financial headache.
    Allison Schweigman, founder of Seeds of Love and Learning Academy, stands in front of the building that will house her school when it opens this year.
    Report: No school property stolen from Harford superintendent, despite alleged 911 call
    The report comes after Harford County’s school board requested an investigation from the inspector general’s office last week.
    Harford County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sean Bulson delivers a presentation on the school's budget shortfall to community members at Aberdeen High School on November 20, 2024, in Aberdeen, Md.
    A first look at Baltimore County schools’ spending plan, by the numbers
    “Do I want more? Absolutely,” Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers said. “But we have to face our fiscal realities."
    Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Yarbrough pictured at a public forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
    ‘Crisis level’: How Montgomery County schools are responding to the immigration crackdown
    County school leaders say they are trying to give children from immigrant families the help they need, but lack the resources to meet the growing demand.
    Montgomery County Public Schools have fewer staffers who focus on immigrant children than they did two years ago.
    Everything you need to know about getting your child vaccinated in Maryland
    Access and affordability are virtually unchanged.
    Reva Bounan, RN administers a vaccine injection to Ryan Lewis (11) during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Mount Washington School officials call police after student caught with handgun
    A student at The Mount Washington School was taken into police custody on Thursday after they were caught with a handgun, the principal said.
    A student at The Mount Washington School was caught with a handgun on Thursday, officials said.
    How a law firm’s Facebook post rocked Harford County schools
    Lawyer Adele Brockmeyer, a partner at Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group, released a 911 call purportedly from Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson.
    Adele Brockmeyer and her husband John Turnbull of Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group.
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