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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.

District leaders are hoping state lawmakers grant them more flexibility.

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 — and when they must let them go.

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.

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.

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.

Richard Henry investigated wrongdoing by school boards and superintendents in Maryland for six years. Gov. Wes Moore administration wants someone new.

The Muddy Puddles Orchestra tailors its show for kids ages 18 months and older.

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.

Less selective Maryland colleges have begun seeing historic rises in applications and enrollment from Black and Hispanic students.

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.

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted on Friday to approve UMB’s plans for a $300 million downtown development.

Baltimore City Public Schools officials are struggling to keep all their buildings running properly in the extreme cold.

Shadow Robinson joins Frostburg from the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith.

Rumors of an influx of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents coming to Maryland have put communities on edge.

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.

The Trump administration dropped a threat to take away federal funds from school districts if they did not comply with demands on DEI.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is trying to create a $300 million “college town” near the heart of its downtown campus, featuring high-rise residential buildings.

Not only has applying to community college become a lot smoother for Baltimore County Public Schools students, but it also guarantees they are accepted.

The day before gunfire pierced a Montgomery County high school’s halls, the district quietly began rolling out a pilot program for an AI-powered weapon detection system.