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Letter: When the student becomes the teacher
Kerry Graham doesn't have kids, but feels like a grandma now that her former students are becoming teachers and have students of their own.
5 things to know about Somerset County’s education fight
It’s about more than trying to remove the school district superintendent.
Somerset County Board of Education in Westover, MD, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
University of Maryland renames its diversity office as ‘belonging’
The University of Maryland, College Park is renaming its Office of Diversity and Inclusion as the Trump administration pushes to end programs that support marginalized groups nationwide. The new office's name is Belonging & Community at UMD.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will now be known as Belonging & Community at UMD, according to the university’s website.
What to know about Maryland tax-free week ahead of school shopping
It’s back-to-school season, which means Maryland tax-free week is almost upon us.
FILE - Shoppers look for school supplies deals at a Target store, July 27, 2022, in South Miami, Fla.
Federal education officials investigating Baltimore schools for antisemitism
An ADL complaint alleged that Baltimore school officials ignored incidents of antisemitic discrimination and harassment.
The Baltimore City Public Schools Administrative Headquarters on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
After spotlight on inequity, CCBC pool opens to Baltimore County residents
For the next 10 days, Baltimore County residents can access the pool inside CCBC Essex’s Wellness and Athletic Center.
CCBC Essex pool is now open to the public for limited days at CCBC Essex Wellness and Athletics Center starting on August 6.
Howard Community College admits possible labor law violations over poster removal
Howard Community College has reached a settlement agreement with its faculty union over a winter incident where the college accessed professor's offices and removed union signage.
Protesters held a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia last month.
State warns Eastern Shore school district seeking to oust superintendent
Maryland's schools leader says they could withhold funding or seek to remove school board members if Somerset County tries to oust its superintendent.
How life has gotten worse for immigrant children under Trump 2.0
As deportation efforts and anti-immigrant rhetoric ramp up, kids are feeling more isolated, losing benefits and risking long-term detriments.
Senate confirms first Marine to lead Naval Academy
Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte is the first Marine to lead the military academy in its 179-year history.
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte gets to know junior Marines at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., June 4.  Six weeks later, he was named the first Marine to serve as Naval Academy superintendent.
Prosecutors drop — then refile — case against man charged in shooting that wounded 5 at Morgan State University
Marquis Brown, 19, of Washington, D.C., is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
Baltimore police respond to the scene of a shooting involving at least four victims at Morgan State University on Tuesday Oct. 3, 2023.
Check your student loan status: Millions could move into default by August
Until past due payments are paid or the loan’s default status is resolved, borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished.
In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
Johns Hopkins is at a critical moment. Can Baltimore capitalize?
Federal cuts and a local push to get more money for Baltimore are squeezing the city’s most powerful entity.
Johns Hopkins University, like other elite schools, is facing unprecedented scrutiny from the federal government.
A queer author moved to Maryland to dodge discrimination. Book bans have followed.
Author Saundra Mitchell, 51, has been fighting back against book restrictions — in protests at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., and in the pages of her stories.
Saundra Mitchell is a queer Maryland author whose stories feature LGBTQIA+ characters and appeal to young adult audiences.
Math in Maryland is about to change
Board President Josh Michael, a former math teacher, said he expects the standards to foster deeper learning and greater equity across the state’s classrooms.
Students in an eighth grade math class at KIPP Harmony Academy last year.
Baltimore schools ignored antisemitism complaints, ADL alleges
Baltimore City Public Schools, the complaint says, knew its schools were hostile places for Jewish students.
An ADL complaint says the Baltimore school system, which is headquartered on North Avenue, hasn't done enough to address what the group says is harassment of Jewish students.
How a MAGA school board takeover roiled an Eastern Shore county
After a MAGA-aligned majority took control of Somerset County's school board, they tried to get rid of librarians and fire the superintendent. The community pushed back.
Somerset County Board of Education in Westover, MD, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
Howard County faculty union members rally to demand progress on contract talks
Dozens of Howard Community College faculty members were joined by elected officials at a rally to demand progress in contract talks that they say have dragged on for a year and a half.
HCC faculty member Tim Bruno uses a megaphone to deliver remarks during a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia on Monday.
A camp for adults with disabilities shows what it means to be included
“Once you turn 18, you are staring at the abyss as far as Jewish programming is concerned," the program’s founder said.
Jessica Bly, center, helps camp attendees dance under a parachute during the Spark Summer Program.
It’s not just childless adults: Kids could get hurt by Medicaid, SNAP cuts
Spending cuts may be aimed at adults on paper, but kids could still end up without sufficient food and health care under the One Big Beautiful Bill.
From left, Summer Cummings and Jade Waldron play a matching game together on a playground in Baltimore City.
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