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Gov. Moore announces fast-tracked admissions for unenrolled Howard University students
Students unenrolled from Howard University last week may now receive financial and application support from the University System of Maryland.
Thursday, May 28, 2026 — University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) campus in Catonsville.
Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put teacher Joel Pally’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
Anne Arundel schools’ latest test scores are flat, like much of Maryland’s
This year’s MCAP scores mostly sustain post-pandemic growth, though other districts have recovered faster.
Advocates for trans students urge Maryland to fight Trump administration threats
The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
The testimony comes one day after the U.S. Education and Justice departments alleged that Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding a student’s gender identity from their parents.
Maryland school test scores: See how your school performed on the MCAP in 2026
Statewide scores have hardly budged since last year.
Baltimore students’ English test scores are rising fast, even as they struggle in math
Baltimore schools’ post-pandemic gains are some of the highest in the state in English.
Montgomery County schools’ test scores show one grade is outpacing the rest
Montgomery County students made modest gains in reading and math, though not all groups improved.
Baltimore County schools improve test scores for a third year but still trail the state
English proficiency on the MCAP stands at 46.1% in Baltimore County, while math proficiency is at 21.9% — both below statewide averages.
Howard County test scores: 10 top schools in a year of slow growth
Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.
Here's how Howard County’s top 10 schools shook out on the annual state math and English exams.
Prince George’s school test scores hold steady — and so do achievement gaps
Prince George’s County Public Schools’ standardized test scores crept up slightly in English and math, but disparities across race, disability and language persist.
Maryland students still struggle with high school-level math: See your school’s scores
Maryland students continue to struggle with high school-level math, with only 21.3% passing the Algebra I MCAP exam and disparities across districts and demographic groups.
DECEMBER 11, 2025 - Students in Yongsul Cho's Algebra I class at Greenbelt Middle School complete function problems during their daily class.
Maryland to release MCAP scores today, with a new statewide test on deck
Maryland students will probably like their next standardized testing experience a little better. Why? It’s shorter.
Maryland’s next standardized test will be called Maryland System of Testing Academic Readiness — MSTAR for short.
Trump administration threatens Anne Arundel schools over gender identity policy
The U.S. Education and Justice departments together determined Anne Arundel County’s school system violated federal student privacy law by withholding information about a student’s gender identity from the student’s parents.
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools logo seen on a sign for the county’s Board of Education headquarters on Riva Road in Annapolis on March 15, 2024.
You can now major in artificial intelligence at these Maryland colleges
AI majors are “the trendy thing” right now, one Maryland computer science professor said.
Oyster farmers have been probing murky bay water with bamboo poles for centuries—a technique one waterman calls "caveman-ish." AI-trained sonar mounted on autonomous drones can now see through turbid water to locate oysters, determine their size, and distinguish living shellfish from dead ones. The technology aims to modernize Maryland's $350 million oyster industry while supporting oysters' role as natural water filters.
You’ve been served — on TikTok. Baltimore teacher uses social media to sue right-wing influencer.
Alexa Sciuto filed a defamation lawsuit in 2025 in Baltimore County Circuit Court against five Republican lawmakers, two leaders of Moms for Liberty, and Chaya Raichik, founder of Libs of TikTok.
Alexa Sciuto is pictured outside Stemmers Run Middle School in Essex, Maryland, where she is a teacher, on November 10, 2023.
The gamble behind Maryland’s most affordable university
Rather than raising tuition to bring in more revenue, Coppin State University slashed it, wagering that a more affordable college would draw more students.
When Anthony L. Jenkins took over as president of Coppin State University, the historically Black university was losing half its freshmen every year and struggling with recruitment.
502 students lose spots at Howard University over tuition payments weeks before classes start
More than 500 incoming students at Howard University learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the Washington school and no longer have spots for the fall semester that begins Aug. 17. Many have taken to social media — some in tears — to share their stories.
FILE - A sign welcomes people to the Howard University campus in Washington on July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
MCPS spends millions on portable classrooms. New boundaries could make some disappear.
Roughly 60% of the district’s portable classrooms are on elementary campuses.
Arcola Elementary is home to four portable classrooms because its main campus is over-capacity. Fifth-grade teacher Karen McKiernan has taught in the trailers for a decade.
A Democrat and Republican are teaming up for a nonpartisan race
Democrat Lisa Maisano and Republican Julie Walsh are pitching themselves as a bipartisan slate for Carroll County school board who can steer the conversation away from national politics and back to local issues.
Lisa Maisano, a Democrat, left, and Julie Walsh, a Republican, are running on a slate for Carroll County school board.
15-year-old found with unloaded gun at Hammond High School
The teenager was at Hammond High School when a school resource officer received a report that the suspect had a gun in his possession, police said.
A teenage student in Howard County was found with an unloaded gun at school.
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