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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.
University of Baltimore loses all 3 academic deans in one month
Deans at the Merrick School of Business, College of Public Affairs and Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences have announced their departures at the University of Baltimore.
The University of Baltimore is seen along the Jones Falls Expressway.
Towson University delays spring semester ahead of winter storm, cancels classes until Tuesday
Towson University announced Thursday it is delaying the start of the spring semester because of the approaching winter storm.
Towson University announced Thursday it is delaying the start of the spring semester because of the approaching winter storm.
Hopkins researcher uses familiar tool to track falling space junk
A Johns Hopkins University researcher published a study in the journal Science on Thursday outlining a method that uses seismometers to track space debris as it falls to Earth, according to the university.
Debris from Shenzhou-15, a Chinese spacecraft, as it falls to the Earth on April 2, 2024.
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.
Johns Hopkins taps former COVID Center leader as interim provost
Lainie Rutkow, the university’s executive vice provost, will lead academics at Hopkins.
Johns Hopkins University new provost Lainie Rutkow.
New century, new MICA? Baltimore’s struggling art school courts a new kind of student.
After years of bleeding cash and students, the Bolton Hill-based college, MICA, announces a new strategy.
Attendees walk past a balloon display commemorating 200 years of operation during MICA’s bicentennial celebration on Wednesday.
University of Maryland, BCCC violated law in union negotiations, labor board finds
The University of Maryland in College Park and Baltimore City Community College violated state labor laws while bargaining with their unions, according to the Maryland Public Employee Relations Board.
The McKeldin Library and The Mall at The University of Maryland, College Park, on March 16, 2025 in College Park, MD.
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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Is this Morgan State policy a threat to free press?
For years, current and former editors said, reporters at The Spokesman, the HBCU’s student newspaper, have hit a wall getting the information they need to cover the news.
Aleisha Robinson, a senior at Morgan State University, is editor in chief of The Spokesman, the university’s student paper.
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.
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