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UMD officer accused of sexual misconduct with student loses police powers
An internal investigation by the University of Maryland Police Department found that Meadows met the College Park student on a social media website known as β€œFET: Kinky BDSM Dating.”
Images from Philip Meadows' profile on β€œFET: Kinky BDSM Dating.”
Bigger classes could be coming to Baltimore County schools
Something has to give to balance Baltimore County school system’s budget β€” and it might be class sizes.
Students walk in the hallway at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
Montgomery County schools will be closed Monday due to snow
The district had initially called for a two-hour delay, but β€œgreater-than-expected accumulation ... made it unsafe to open schools, even with a delay."
Natasha Tynes and her 8-year-old son Gabriel prepare to go sledding in Rockville. They're looking for creative ways to pass the time, with school still closed.
Sacked by Trump, Peggy Carr now has a job on Maryland’s school board
Gov. Wes Moore appointed the prominent education leader, who will represent Montgomery County.
Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press about the National Assessment of Education Process, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Schools must pay $1.5 million to families over LGBTQIA+ storybook lawsuit
Montgomery County Public Schools must pay $1.5 million to the families who fought to excuse their children from lessons at odds with their religious beliefs, lawyers for the parents announced Friday.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard arguments for the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor where a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, say that a school requiring their children to participate in classes that include LGBTQ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
After backlash, Montgomery County schools will close for Eid
District leaders are hoping state lawmakers grant them more flexibility.
A winter storm brought a week of snow days to Montgomery County public school students this year.
Hutzell: Navy police shot a Naval Academy midshipman. Now they’ve got new rules.
COLUMN | Months after a Navy Police officer shot a midshipman in a Naval Academy swatting attack, the Navy has spelled out when the small police force can stop mids, search them, handcuff and fingerprint them β€” and when they must let them go.
A U.S. Navy Police vehicle leaves the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. The USNA went on lockdown Thursday evening following reports of a shooting on campus.
Montgomery County’s only charter school has one more chance to prove itself
School board members voted Thursday night to move forward with revoking MECCA Business Learning Institute’s charter, which would effectively force the campus’ closure at the end of the school year.
FEBRUARY 19, 2026 - MECCA Business Learning Institute families attended Thursday’s school board meeting in Rockvile to try and convince district leaders to keep their school open.
Lockdown ends at Dunbar High School after report of a gun on campus
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore was on lockdown for over an hour on Wednesday after a report of a gun inside the school, according to school officials.
Police vehicles outside of Baltimore's Dunbar High School on Wednesday after a report of an armed person.
Johns Hopkins bought a D.C. office building. A Baltimore landlord feels jilted.
Virginia-based American Real Estate Partners is suing Johns Hopkins University for breaking a lease at downtown Baltimore’s Candler Building. The university blamed cuts to grant funding for the break, but then bought office space in Washington, D.C.
The Candler Building at 700 E. Pratt St. in Baltimore.
Maryland’s education watchdog will soon be out of a job
Richard Henry investigated wrongdoing by school boards and superintendents in Maryland for six years. Gov. Wes Moore administration wants someone new.
Richard Henry began his role as the inspector general for education on in 2020.
The Baltimore Symphony is using Peppa Pig to capture its youngest audience ever
The Muddy Puddles Orchestra tailors its show for kids ages 18 months and older.
Peppa Pig: My First Concert is coming to Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore on April 13, 2026.
What to know about student loan repayment plans and collections
More than 5 million Americans were in default on their federal student loans as of September as millions are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year.
In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
Affirmative action ended. So why are these Maryland colleges more diverse than ever?
Less selective Maryland colleges have begun seeing historic rises in applications and enrollment from Black and Hispanic students.
An aerial view of the Goucher College Campus.
Rockville Science Center in search of $1 million in donations for new home
Rockville Science Center is planning to vacate its property by May 1 as it seeks $1 million for a new home while continuing to host workshops for high school engineering students building drones, robots and more.
Nicholas Yegorov, 16, is the design lead and captain of the robotics team at the Rockville Science Center, which announced it will have to move.
UMB shares renderings of proposed β€˜college town’ in downtown Baltimore
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted on Friday to approve UMB’s plans for a $300 million downtown development.
A rendering of the north quad shows new development planned by the University of Maryland, Baltimore for residential buildings, restaurant space and outdoor areas.
9 Baltimore schools struggle with burst pipes and heating issues in extreme cold
Baltimore City Public Schools officials are struggling to keep all their buildings running properly in the extreme cold.
The Baltimore School for the Arts in Mount Vernon has been closed since a pipe burst last week, with students taking courses online.
Frostburg State University names a new president
Shadow Robinson joins Frostburg from the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith.
Frostburg State University campus, Frostburg, MD, June 5, 2025
How Maryland schools will respond to rumored ICE ramp-ups
Rumors of an influx of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents coming to Maryland have put communities on edge.
Students walk through the hall inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
Howard County schools spent $8 million on weight-loss drugs β€” then pulled the plug
The Howard County Public School System will no longer cover GLP-1 medications for employees who take the drugs for weight loss starting March 31.
FILE - Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, File)
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