College for less? Maryland universities are betting discounts will draw students.
Several Maryland colleges, including Mount St. Mary’s University, Loyola University Maryland and Towson University, are offering new discounts on tuition to entice prospective students.
Several Maryland colleges, including Mount St. Mary's University, are offering new discounts on tuition to entice prospective students.
University of Maryland club tennis team suspended after racist graphic sent to other schools
The club tennis team at the University of Maryland, College Park, was suspended for distributing materials containing a racist graphic, according to UMD officials.
Tennis balls sit on the racket of Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, during a match against Jaume Munar, of Spain, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in New York.
How partisan politics shape Baltimore County’s nonpartisan school board race
Here’s what to know about the political backgrounds of Baltimore County school board candidates in contested races.
Here’s what to know about the political backgrounds of Baltimore County school board candidates in contested races.
All the Baltimore school board candidates are Democrats. How far left do they get?
From moderate liberals to Democratic socialists, blue is a spectrum.
Four candidates made it past the June primaries to compete for two elected spots on the Baltimore City school board. All of them are registered to vote as Democrats.
UMD student who vanished walked out of woods and asked, ‘Are you looking for me?’
University of Maryland student Dilan Ashar tapped on a search-and-rescue vehicle’s window Wednesday night and asked if searchers were looking for him. They were.
Twenty-two year-old University of Maryland student Dilan Shaan Ashar was found after The University of Maryland Police Department sent out an alert that he went missing on October 2, 2026.
Just how nonpartisan is the Howard County Board of Education’s election?
Partisan politics have crept into school board elections before. Here's how they factor into this race.
The Howard County Board of Education meets at their headquarters in Ellicott City, Md. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
A serial killer? How a Loyola student helped Howard County crack its coldest case.
A Loyola University student's hunch about a serial killer sparked an internship program that has boosted Howard County Police Department's investigative momentum.
Cold Case Unit Detective Wade Zufall looks through a cold case file at a Howard County police station.
When is Montgomery County going to decide which schools might close?
Official decisions remain far off. First will be several engagement sessions.
Official decisions remain far off. First will be several engagement sessions.
Howard High School cancels JV football season following locker room incident
Howard High School officials announced Wednesday that the junior varsity football season has been canceled in response to a locker room incident among players.
Howard High School in Ellicott City, Md. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
These 248 Maryland schools are most vulnerable to measles outbreaks
Infectious-diseases experts say vaccination rates at some schools are concerning as Maryland sets a modern record for cases amid a wave of national outbreaks.
Infectious-diseases experts say vaccination rates at some schools are concerning as Maryland sets a modern record for cases amid a wave of national outbreaks.
Hutzell: Inside Pete Hegseth’s strategy to control military thinking
COLUMN | If you think self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth is right, that civilians have diluted the focus on lethality at American military academies, then you really need to know about these 10 teachers in Annapolis.
Pete Hegseth delivers his State of the Force address.
Help The Banner track PGCPS school bus performance
The Banner is assembling a group of PGCPS families to log their students’ daily bus experiences over the next few weeks.
Parked buses of Prince George’s County Public Schools.
Maryland congressman re-ups concern over book banning
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin joined Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, in introducing a resolution “expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning.”
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda in February.
Judge blasts Montgomery County schools for ‘blatant attempt’ to dodge disability law
“The directions and policy documents created at MCPS under the authority of Dr. Cage were a blatant attempt to circumvent the requirements of the IDEA,” the judge wrote in her decision.
A Montgomery County Public Schools policy allegedly conflicts with the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
Baltimore schools cut ties with ex-commissioner’s company after FBI search
The school system is severing ties with KEYS Development TA LLC, whose building was searched by the FBI last week.
A man repairs a door at the KEYS Development building in Baltimore on Wednesday. The FBI searched the building earlier that day.
Prince George’s County is getting more kids to school. But 28% remain chronically absent.
Chronic absenteeism is falling in Prince George’s County, but nearly 3 in 10 students still miss at least 10% of the school year.
Chronic absenteeism is falling in Prince George’s County, but nearly 3 in 10 students still miss at least 10% of the school year.
New York’s governor says state’s AG will oversee Cornell rape investigation, removing case from DA
New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case.
Shown is the the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
Video shows Howard High JV football locker room incident that led to charges
Cellphone footage captured in a Howard High School locker room sheds light on what unfolded that resulted in the program being suspended.
Screenshot from video showing Howard High JV football locker room incident that led to charges.
Ex-Baltimore school commissioner’s groups got millions in taxpayer money
Government funds made up the entirety of KEYS Empowers' $4.7 million in revenue for 2023 and 2024.
A man repairs a door at the Keys Developments building in Baltimore on Wednesday. The FBI had raided the building earlier that day.
Baltimore school commissioner resigns after FBI searches site of his nonprofit
FBI agents on Wednesday searched a building where Baltimore City School Commissioner Mujahid Muhammad operates a nonprofit mental health organization, according to the FBI’s Baltimore press office.
A man repairs a door at the KEYS Development building in Baltimore on Wednesday.
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