K-12 schools

    Streeter: Cellphone bans at Maryland schools make sense — until they don’t
    COLUMN | Starting in the 2027-28 school year, Maryland school districts must adopt a consistent policy restricting phone usage in class. As a parent, I’m concerned.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025. The phones are put in numbered pouches and locked up until the end of the school day.
    Vaughn-Hall: Deteriorating cars and growing kids fill Baltimore’s Herring Run Park
    Two years ago, I followed tips about abandoned cars and other dumping in East Baltimore’s lower Herring Run Park. On a recent return trip with a group of middle schoolers, I saw nothing much had changed.
    Students with teacher Katlyn Talerico’s hiking group from Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School come across an abandoned car  along the trail at lower Herring Run Park.
    New Baltimore County superintendent to be among highest paid in the state
    A lot of what’s in William “Bill” Heiser’s contract is similar to his predecessor’s. But there’s a slight difference in the salary and the residency requirement.
    The Baltimore County school board met virtually on Monday to approve William “Bill” Heiser’s superintendent contract.
    What happened to the plan to stop Baltimore County school overcrowding?
    An advisory group that would help set limits has yet to get started.
    A committee meant to advise Baltimore County leaders on preventing school overcrowding has yet to get started.
    How on-site daycare helps close the graduation gap for Baltimore’s teen moms
    Half of teen moms don’t graduate high school. Excel Academy is different.
    Rylee Pinkney Barnwell with her son, Ramire Manns, during the Itsy Bitsy Sneaker Ball at the Poppleton Recreation Center in Baltimore.
    Public schools immune from some older sexual abuse allegations, state high court rules
    In a 42-page opinion on Tuesday, Chief Justice Matthew Fader wrote that the Maryland General Assembly only required school systems to obtain comprehensive liability insurance beginning July 1, 1971.
    The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD
    After a rocky search, community leaders ready to back new Baltimore County superintendent
    Local groups were not happy with the search process, but the community is ready to support William Heiser.
    Local groups were not happy with the search process, but the community is ready to support William Heiser as superintendent.
    Voters should expect party politics in this nonpartisan school board race
    Montgomery County residents should brace for a decidedly partisan tone ahead of November’s general election for an at large seat on the school board.
    Montgomery County residents should brace for a decidedly partisan tone ahead of November’s general election for an at large seat on the school board.
    Lazo, Diaz and McCarthy looking strong in the Montgomery County school board primary race
    Two of the board’s eight seats were on the ballot in the June 23 primary, even though the board is technically nonpartisan. The winners advance to November’s general election.
    Four of the board’s eight seats were on the ballot in the June 23 primary, though only two of them were competitive.
    US Department of Education investigates Maryland schools’ gender-identity policies
    The department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether school districts in Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties violated Title IX with its gender-identity policies.
    The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
    Anne Arundel County must delay redistricting of Crofton schools, judge rules
    Hundreds of Crofton children were set to attend Arundel Middle and Arundel High starting this fall.
    Dr. Mark Bedell (left), Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent, and AACPS Chief Operating Officer William “Bill” Heiser listen to public comment about proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
    Baltimore County schools’ new superintendent is Anne Arundel’s Bill Heiser
    William “Bill” Heiser, the chief operating officer of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, will take Baltimore County’s top schools job on July 1.
    William “Bill” Heiser, the chief operating officer of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, will be the new superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools.
    Baltimore schools are shedding an old reputation built on years of dysfunction
    Sonja Santelises brought hard-won stability. Will incoming CEO Jermaine Dawson take City Schools to the next level?
    Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises is preparing to turn the role over to her successor.
    Baltimore County Public Schools selects new superintendent, pending state approval
    The top candidate for superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools has been selected and sent to state officials for approval, the Board of Education for Baltimore County announced Saturday morning.
    From left, Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent finalists David Sovine, Edward Ryans, moderator Alena Zachery-Ross, Penelope Martin-Knox and William Heiser speak to community members in Baltimore on Tuesday.
    These Baltimore parents’ lives revolved around their kids. ICE detained them at school drop-off.
    The chaotic way two Baltimore parents were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside their daughter’s school stands in stark contrast to what their neighbors describe as their normally quiet lives.
    Baltimore Police officers outside Commodore John Rodgers School, which is temporarily holding classes in Dundalk, this month.
    ‘A Herculean task’: Howard County officials secure site for future high school
    The next Howard County high school will be built at Troy Park, located at 6500 Mansion Lane in Elkridge.
    County Executive Calvin Ball speaks at a press conference as officials announced they’d secured the site at Troy Park in Elkridge.
    Nonprofit raises over $450K for Baltimore students in honor of Sonja Santelises
    The money will support at least eight Baltimore high schoolers each year.
    Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises will leave her post this month after 10 years. A fund named after her will continue to boost education for the city's high schoolers.
    4 finalists for Baltimore County schools superintendent make their case at town hall
    Four candidates vying for Baltimore County’s top education job spoke to the public for the first time Tuesday night.
    From left, candidates Dr. David Sovine, Dr. Edward Ryans, Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox, and Dr. William Heiser. Moderator Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross is seated center.
    Baltimore City Public Schools settles yearslong dispute with charter schools
    Baltimore City Public Schools agreed to pay out an additional $5.2 million to 30 charter schools.
    The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to end years of fighting over how it funds its charter schools.
    Why Maryland law can’t always keep ICE off school grounds
    After two parents were detained outside an East Baltimore elementary/middle school, local leaders are searching for ways to prevent it from happening again.
    Protesters begin to march around the perimeter of Patterson Park as part of an anti-ICE rally in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The group of community members and parents gathered a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.
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