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Baltimore’s first Latina council member calls for more protection from ICE near schools
Immigration enforcement is “changing childhood itself,” experts told Baltimore City Council at a three-hour hearing Thursday.
Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos wants the city’s Safe Passage initiative to expand to more schools.
Federal judge orders release of father detained by ICE on Baltimore school campus
U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin ruled that ICE lacked probable cause to arrest Jesus Acevedo Sanchez and ordered the federal government to release him.
ICE detained Jesus Acevedo Sanchez outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School last month.
Maryland colleges raised tuition again. See how much.
All but one of Maryland’s four-year colleges and universities raised tuition for the 2026-27 academic year.
St. John’s College, which this year will charge $44,858, has the largest tuition hike at almost 6%.
One of Hampden’s hottest preschools is run by Mennonites
A conservative Anabaptist group runs one of the hottest preschools in Baltimore’s liberal Hampden neighborhood.
Harriet Unger, 2, crawls through a cubby at Hampden Christian School.
Anne Arundel parents sued to opt out of a gender identity policy. Here’s what to know.
The lawsuit, filed last week, is America First Legal’s latest effort to bring conservative influence into public schools.
A participant in the Baltimore Trans Pride Grand March holds the Transgender Flag while marching in Baltimore, MD on 6/29/2024.
Hutzell: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ has nothing on Annapolis’ Homer obsession
COLUMN | However big the song of Odysseus’ journey home 3,000 years ago will look on — really big — screens in Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation this weekend, it has a home in Annapolis.
Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of "The Odyssey" takes most of a shelf of the Homer section of the library at St. John's College.
Think high school redistricting was tough? Get ready for an elementary boundary study.
Montgomery County will consider closing campuses and changing attendance zones.
District leaders say a shake-up is necessary as Montgomery County Public Schools confront declining enrollment, uneven building utilization and other factors.
Trump administration sues Maryland over college tuition for students living in the US illegally
The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday over policies that offer undocumented students in-state tuition at public colleges.
An undocumented student revisits a math problem from class earlier that day at his school in Baltimore, Maryland.
Amid conflict, law school deans quit Baltimore inspector general oversight board
The deans have been part of the inspector general advisory board since it was created in 2018.
April 28, 2026 -  Inspector General Isabel Cumming watches as the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, MONSE, testifies about a  report that several contractors submitted fraudulent invoices to the office during a Baltimore City Council  public safety meeting.
Judge orders release of mother taken into ICE custody on Baltimore school campus
U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox ordered Adriana Gavilan Sanchez’s release from immigration custody.
Federal immigration agents arrest Jesus Acevedo Sanchez as he drops his daughter off at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School in June as his partner, Adriana Gavilan Sanchez, the girl’s mother, looks on. (Still from bystander video)
Former Baltimore schools CEO snags top job at DC’s Council on Foreign Relations
Sonja Brookins Santelises wants to make classroom conversation civil again.
Former Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises will be vice president, senior fellow and director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Richard Haass Center for Education.
This street saw a stabbing, then a police shooting. Leaders want to know what could help.
Community leaders will gather Thursday evening near a Gaithersburg bus stop where police fatally shot a man last weekend. They plan to talk with residents about strategies to stem persistent violence in the area.
Community leaders, including Amar Mukunda, will gather Thursday evening near a Gaithersburg bus stop where police fatally shot a man last weekend.
Streeter: Somerset County’s school board wants to make your kids ignorant
COLUMN | The Somerset County proposal to limit young adult book titles to kids 18 and older will make children less empathetic and — let’s face it — stupider.
Commonly banned books are displayed at the New York Public Library.
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.
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