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K-12 schools

    Oldfields School nearly closed. A new leader will rebuild from just 34 students.
    The girls boarding and day school enrolls just 34 students, down from about 100 in 2023.
    Stephen "Brock" Dunn will take over as interim head of school at Oldfields this July, where enrollment has dropped to just 34 students, down from about 100 in the 2022-2023 school year.
    Christine Koniezhny continued teaching at Upper Friends School even through her battle with ALS
    Christine Koniezhny, a Friends Upper School assistant principal for academics who continued teaching through her battle with ALS, died earlier this month. She was 61.
    Christine Koniezhny.
    Racism or clerical error? How a teacher of the year flub roiled a Maryland school system.
    In an Eastern Shore county, a simple teacher of the year announcement became a source of discord. Was the winner Myresha Bevins, or Corey Bivens?
    At left, Myresha Bevins, Secondary Teacher of the Year representing Washington Academy and High School, and at right, Corey Bivens is Somerset County Public Schools' Teacher of the Year for 2026 and will represent the county at the Maryland Teacher of the Year program this fall. Both are joined by Board Chair Matt Lankford, left, and Superintendent of Schools W. David Bromwell.
    With matzo meal and gefilte fish, this kosher food pantry helps families ahead of Passover
    Inside the Washington region’s only kosher food pantry, organizers are ensuring observant Jews can celebrate Passover even as their families face difficult financial times.
    Yad Yehuva’s Capital Kosher Pantry in Silver Spring provides kosher for Passover products to Jewish families in need.
    Baltimore County schools avoid cutting jobs, bigger classes with extra $9.3 million
    The funding will restore about 140 jobs that had been on the chopping block.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and Superintendent Myriam Rogers announced Friday morning at the Baltimore County Public Schools headquarters in Towson that the school system will receive an extra $9.3 million to help save school positions and avoid raising class sizes.
    Major changes are coming for thousands of Montgomery County students
    Thursday’s contentious vote paved the way for a district transformation.
    Community members packed the Montgomery County Public Schools’ headquarters in Rockville to protest a vote over new campus boundaries and programs.
    Wootton shooting: MCPS report details quick response — and need for better security
    The 56-page report provides the clearest picture yet of what happened last month when a student was shot in a campus stairwell.
    Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    2 lawmakers call on Baltimore County school board to revote on budget. It seems unlikely.
    Two Republican state delegates are calling for the Baltimore County school board to revote on a budget passed in February, citing what they claim was an illegally cast vote by a former member.
    Board Vice Chair Robin Harvey listens to public comment at the Baltimore County Public School Board meeting on 12/6/22.
    Maryland lawmakers pass school cellphone ban
    Maryland joins a bipartisan national movement to get phones out of classrooms.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025.
    Baltimore’s mayor and state senators could soon wield unrivaled power over city schools
    Maryland’s Senate advanced a bill despite near-unanimous opposition from the community.
    The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters at 200 E North Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
    Maryland kids won’t have school in late June after all
    Maryland State Board of Education gave some school systems a reprieve after snow days caused chaos for their calendars.
    The state school board instructed school districts to plan better for snow days in future years.
    Prince George’s County officials consider renaming Cesar Chavez school amid abuse allegations
    Buildings and schools named in his honor — including the CĂ©sar ChĂĄvez Dual Spanish Immersion in Chillum — are considering changes.
    The César Chåvez Dual Spanish Immersion elementary school at 6609 Riggs Road in Hyattsville.
    Ray Lewis and Baltimore County schools launch mental health screenings
    After his son’s overdose death, former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis started a mental health foundation to bring mental health screenings to Baltimore County schools at no cost.
    Former Raven Ray Lewis speaks to Baltimore County students during the Mind Over Matters youth mental health fair at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital on Wednesday.
    Maryland’s reading comeback may hinge on $10.9M for teacher coaches
    State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright led a similar turnaround in Mississippi with literacy coaches.
    Ecaterina Bittner, left, literacy coach at Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School, goes over student scores with Darlene Green, a literacy paraeducator for the first grade.
    11 students evaluated after pepper spray discharged again on Baltimore County school bus
    For the second time in a week, pepper spray was discharged on a Baltimore County school bus, prompting 11 students to be evaluated by emergency responders Wednesday afternoon.
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    ‘Save Wootton’ families intensify their fight to keep their school
    Rockville families are ramping up their fight to keep Thomas S. Wootton High School in their community ahead of a consequential vote next week.
    A “Save Wootton Cluster” sign encouraging people to vote no on Option H is seen outside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, on Monday, March 2, 2026.
    Missing Baltimore boy Tristan King was found. What happens now?
    Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.
    Tristan King was taken to a Baltimore hospital for an evaluation and has since been sent to what’s known as a treatment foster home in Prince George’s County, according to his grandmother.
    Former Gilman School teacher charged with 1970s child sex abuse
    An 81-year-old Connecticut pastor has been indicted on charges in Maryland that he sexually abused a child at the Gilman School in the 1970s.
    Gilman School.
    List: Schools to close early Monday due to threat of severe storms
    Several school systems across Maryland are closing early on Monday due to the threat of severe weather.
    Strong to severe storms are forecast for Monday.
    Baltimore County could lose a charter school over a paperwork dispute
    Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School's building plans were put on hold.
    Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School was approved by the Baltimore County school board back in 2024 but has been struggling to get off the ground ever since. They have finally found a home at 7941 Corporate Drive in Nottingham.
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