Harford’s new schools chief has one big job: Bring a divided community together
Dyann Mack, a lifelong Harford resident and 30-year veteran of the school system, is determined to put the focus back on what’s happening in the classroom.
Dyann Mack, a 30-year veteran of Harford County Public Schools, was named superintendent following a contentious school year.
Maryland schools rank 10th worst for racial segregation
A new report ranks Maryland’s schools as more racially and economically segregated than most in the nation.
Students walk in the hallway at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
A Baltimore school told its immigrant families they were safe. Then ICE came to campus.
An arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.
Principal Marc Martin greets arriving teachers outside of the front office inside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School.
Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid their child’s gender transition
Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels has led the prominent Baltimore institution since 2009.
An Eastern Shore school board wants an 18-and-over rule for young-adult books
Classics like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘Little Women’ might be off limits to most students under the proposed policy.
The proposed policy calls for the superintendent to discipline librarians if “adult” reading material appears in the children’s section.
More Maryland kids are coming to school in pull-ups. Teachers are told to help.
Since the pandemic, Maryland educators say they’ve seen more children starting school not fully potty-trained.
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: Kindergarten students pay attention to their teacher during an English Language Arts class in KIPP Harmony Academy on December 5, 2024.
AI is the easy villain in a brutal job market. Researchers see more at play.
As hiring slows and unemployment rates rise, workers are blaming artificial intelligence. New research from the University of Maryland suggests otherwise.
Giant robot flicking tiny man. Ai technologies and unemployment problem concept. Vector illustration.
Former Baltimore teacher not criminally responsible for shooting cop during mental health crisis
Andrew Britt, 28, of Windsor Hills, said he does not remember shooting Baltimore County Police Officer Jordan Riddick in the parking lot of the Wilkens precinct.
Police officers speak among themselves outside the southwest Baltimore County police precinct adjacent to the UMBC campus following a shooting at the Wilkens Police Precinct in Catonsville, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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.
The Naval Academy enrolled women 50 years ago. It’s not celebrating.
The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t celebrating the 50th anniversary of women enrolling due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Midshipman Jenna Jeletic, right, puts the shoulder boards on her friend, newly commissioned naval officer Arianna Longo, following the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2025’s graduation ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. on Friday, May 23, 2025.
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.
They left high school. Now they proudly hold diplomas.
Graduates and their loved ones gathered in Silver Spring to celebrate their accomplishments, which some said would not have been possible without support from the Latin American Youth Center.
Julissa Mejia receives a celebratory gift from her mother Gloria Lovo after Mejia received her GED diploma during the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center 2025-2026 graduation ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S., June 30, 2026.
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.
Musical chairs: UMD professor elicits ethereal tunes from plastic seats
UMD professor Dan Ortiz Leizman is going viral for instruments they create from unlikely materials — the cheap plastic chairs known as Monoblocs.
Dan Ortiz Leizman, an artist and lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, performs with an electric guitar made from a Monobloc chair that they created in their home in Hyattsville.
Bobs are back: Naval Academy mandates chin-length haircuts for new female students
The Induction Day chop returns eight years after the academy began introducing more inclusive hairstyles for women.
The Naval Academy Class of 2027, incoming plebes, take the oath of office on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
The Maryland college diversity program escaping Trump’s chopping block
UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has for 40 years promoted the advancement of minorities in STEM fields.
Keith Harmon is the senior director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in Catonsville.
Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research cuts
The layoffs this week impact the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.
Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus.
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