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How one community will honor a hidden piece of Maryland’s Black history
The stout, white building off Jerusalem Road sits on what’s known as, somewhat ironically, the “Beauty Spot.” It's actually an important piece of Maryland's Black history.
State investigators: AI tool wasn’t biased when it flagged student’s chips as gun
Maryland’s Office of the Inspector General for Education recommended more training for school staff and police in use of its AI-powered Omnilert weapon detection technology.
Speech therapists are stressed and short-staffed. Enter generative AI.
Speech language pathologists are mostly wary of being replaced by AI while still being drawn in by the chance to cut down on workloads.
Garrison Forest School appoints its first leader of color
Monica Pickett Rodriguez will be Garrison Forest’s 14th head of school when she starts in the summer of 2027.
Maryland schools lost students this year, early estimates show. What’s to blame?
It's an unexpected turn in a state that predicted an overall increase in the number of students in the next decade.
Baltimore County’s latest redistricting impacts 11 schools but only one student
Some small boundary fixes in the central region could save the school system headaches in the future.
Howard County school board set to move 146 Columbia students
The plan reassigns 122 Bryant Woods Elementary students to Longfellow, Running Brook and Swansfield elementary schools.
What would you ask the pope? This Maryland student has her question ready.
It's the first time the American pope is addressing U.S. teens.
Montgomery County school board advances campus upgrade plans
Superintendent Thomas Taylor warned of hard decisions.
Howard County made a priority list for fixing schools. It’s not that simple.
The Board of Education deviated from the recommended schools on the priority list, postponing a long-awaited high school renovation.
Anne Arundel moving 700 students in redistricting plan nobody’s happy about
More than 700 Anne Arundel County public school students will attend new schools next fall.
School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now
School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the district’s budget.
Montgomery County school board to vote on major facilities plan
Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s plan includes funding for several major projects over a six-year period.
West Baltimore will lose a beloved school that couldn’t make ends meet for years
New Song Academy has been called a pillar of its Sandtown-Winchester community.
Why did it take months for a fourth grader to get to class on time?
It took until the second week of November for the bus to consistently pick up Christine Neumerski’s son at their Takoma Park home on time.
Montgomery County students get $9 million to boost mental health
“Pay to the order of: The students of Montgomery County,” the oversized check read.
Baltimore’s New Song Academy closing at the end of the school year
Students will be moved out of a deteriorating building in Sandtown-Winchester, according to City Schools.
Maryland is investing over $65 million to prove blind kids play sports, too
Once "decrepit," Maryland School for the Blind will cap off its transformation with a new gym and two pools.
Somerset County school board violated state law in hiring lawyers, inspector general says
A state inspector general report finds Marc and Gordana Schifanelli were hired without competitive bids.
Howard County school board votes against redistricting Centennial Lane Elementary
The decision comes after months of advocacy from Centennial Lane families, who say their school doesn’t feel overcrowded.
