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Maryland cuts nearly $150M from budget as Medicaid, child care costs rise
Rising enrollment in Medicaid and the Child Care Scholarship Program led Gov. Wes Moore to propose budget cuts in order to keep those programs funded.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, speaks about budget cuts at a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. He's joined by Treasurer Dereck Davis, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right.
Baltimore teachers and principals want transparency in search for new schools CEO
The Baltimore City school board needs to find a CEO next year. It’s not saying much about how that’ll happen.
Baltimore Teachers Union President Diamonté Brown called for public input in the school system’s search for a CEO next year.
UMD will pay $500K to settle allegations of failing to disclose Chinese companies’ funding
The undisclosed funding came from two Chinese companies, both of which have been viewed with skepticism in the U.S.
Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
Is African American studies ‘divisive’? This school board changed its mind
Previously, some Harford County school board members said they believed the African American studies course was too political and didn’t include enough positive history.
Harford County’s school board approved a new Advanced Placement African American studies course in July after rejecting it last month.
Odette Ramos sends Hopkins $100M wishlist in negotiation over AI project
Johns Hopkins and Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos say they’ve consulted attorneys following their back-and-forth over a proposed AI center, according to communications obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos listens during a hearing inside Baltimore City Hall. Glasses sit atop her head and there is a laptop computer open in front of her on a desk.
Baltimore seeks to remove proposal for $1,000 payments to new parents from ballot
The proposed charter amendment, if approved, would provide one-time payments of at least $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child.
The City of Baltimore is seeking to remove a referendum from November’s ballot that would earmark payments of at least $1,000 for new parents.
Howard County officials announce healthier food options for coming school year
After surveying 375 parents and students, Howard County schools will provide healthier breakfasts and lunches this coming school year.
Brian Ralph, the director of food and nutrition services for the Howard County Public School System, talks about the new healthy school meal options coming soon on Thursday, July 11, at Guilford Park High School in Jessup.
Nasty fight over Maryland’s renegade PTA chapter could cost $1 million
A yearslong legal battle over control of Maryland’s PTA chapter could result in more than $1 million in legal fees and squandering member dues, real estate and other assets in pursuit of the case.
A yearslong legal battle over control of Maryland’s PTA chapter could result in more than $1 million in legal fees and squandering member dues.
More Howard County students will get to ride school buses, but not until fall 2025
The Howard County Board of Education has reduced the minimum distance between home and campus for a student to qualify for a school bus ride. The change takes effect in the 2025-2026 school year.
Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
After quiet exit, former Maryland schools superintendent lands new job in Texas
Maryland’s former education chief Mohammed Choudhury is returning to Texas to work for the Fort Worth school district.
Mohammed Choudhury, the former state schools superintendent for Maryland, previously worked at school districts in Dallas and San Antonio.
Baltimore voters could approve cash for new parents. Here’s how it might work.
If voters decide the city of Baltimore should give new parents $1,000 of unconditional cash, this is how the program could be funded and implemented.
The Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund is a proposed city charter amendment that will  be on the ballot in November. If passed, it would give parents $1,000 upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Johns Hopkins to offer free medical school tuition from $1 billion Bloomberg Philanthropies grant
Bloomberg Philanthropies grants Johns Hopkins $1 billion to cover the cost of medical school.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
I went back to the classroom after a mental health break. It wasn’t what I expected.
Former teacher Kerry Graham went back to the classroom as a tutor and realized that healing is not linear but complicated and disorienting.
Kerry Graham
A Baltimore County incident could lead to more rules around AI in education
Principals could handle kids creating fake social media pages to impersonate someone. “But then the deepfake issue took it to a whole other level,” one said.
Photo collage shows Pikesville High School sign with pixellated audio waves in the background.
Leadership of Baltimore City schools will be decided, in part, by these 3 people
All three new school board members have children in Baltimore City Public Schools system and two are former teachers.
All three new school board members, who were interviewed by a board that advised the mayor on who to hire, have children in the school system and two have extensive backgrounds in education, including as teachers.
Judge denies bail for teacher and law student accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old
Maryland District Court Judge Marsha Russell declined to release Laury, who will await trial in the Baltimore County Detention Center. Russell deemed Laury a threat to the public based on the charges and the alleged sexual contact with a minor.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County Police Officer’s polo patch.
An African American studies class is too ‘divisive’ for one Maryland school district
The move left students and staff scrambling to find replacement classes, but some educators and diversity advocates say the broader message does more lasting damage.
The Harford County school board rejected the latest version of the advanced placement elective course.
Baltimore County Council overturns Olszewski’s veto, passes school overcrowding bill
The Baltimore County Council voted 5-1, with one member absent, to pass a measure that seeks to ease school overcrowding, overriding a veto by County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., a Democrat.
6/16/22—Signs reading “Baltimore County Maryland” and “Baltimore County Council” hang on the wall inside the historic Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, the center of county government.
A beloved nursery school director was ousted. Then her entire staff resigned.
In the chaos, some families are left scrambling to find affordable child care.
Mount Hebron Nursery School students at the school's playground.
Morgan State to open new off-campus housing by fall 2025 to combat shortages
Morgan State University students are expected to gain a new off-campus housing option by Fall 2025 to combat campus housing shortages.
The new building will be named after Morgan State alum Enolia Pettigen McMillan, the first Black woman to lead a Maryland high school and the first woman to head Baltimore’s NAACP.
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