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Letters: Immigrants have always made America better
Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland and their families will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.
Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.
How Baltimore County’s Teacher of the Year is changing her school’s reputation
Stephanie Gerhold could teach anywhere, her colleagues say, but she’s fallen in love with Woodlawn Middle School, where nearly half the kids are economically disadvantaged.
Stephanie Gerhold, who teaches multilingual learners at Woodlawn Middle School, was chosen as Baltimore County’s Teacher of the Year out of 171 nominees.
FAFSA chaos: Delays in financial aid decisions complicating college search
Delays with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid means students can’t make decisions about which college they will attend.
Camryn Carter, a senior in Baltimore, got accepted with a full scholarship to University of Maryland, College Park, his first choice. He called the FAFSA delays “a blessing and a curse”: a blessing because his mother had more time to fill out the form and a curse because it was difficult for him to juggle the FAFSA process with his demanding AP courses and college essays.
City College students thought they were moving to UB. Now that’s up in the air.
The sudden uncertainty has caused an uproar among students and parents.
Baltimore City College students thought they would be moving to the University of Baltimore during renovations. Those plans are now up in the air.
Class of 2024 hailed at Naval Academy graduation: ‘You are the embodiment of strength’
More than 1,000 midshipmen graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis under blue skies Friday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised the graduates for their resiliency at the ceremony, the first for Vice Admiral Yvette Davids, the military college's first female superintendent.
Scenes from the closing of the graduation and commissioning ceremony at the Naval Academy on May 24, 2024.
Naval Academy grads will live with the climate and energy crisis. Are they ready?
When midshipmen graduating from the Naval Academy today reach retirement age in 2066, the Chesapeake Bay will be more than a foot higher.
Naval Academy midshipmen present their capstone project on a microgrid power system for a Navy air station in Sicily.
Howard County school board adopts $1.5 billion operating budget
The Howard County Board of Education adopted its fiscal year 2025 spending plan after a challenging budget season.
The exterior of the Howard County Department of Education in Howard County on Feb. 7, 2024.
Howard County school board taps Bill Barnes to be permanent superintendent
The offer is pending approval by State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright and contract negotiations.
William “Bill” Barnes has been named permanent superintendent of the Howard County Public Schools system.
Schools chief insists teacher who lied on his résumé had credentials checked
Speaking publicly about Dazhon Darien for the first time since a Baltimore Banner investigation uncovered his false claims, Myriam Rogers blamed loopholes in the hiring process.
Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Rogers blamed loopholes in the hiring process for letting Dazhon Darien in the door.
Protesters interrupt Mitt Romney during Johns Hopkins commencement
Musical legend Stevie Wonder performed at the Johns Hopkins University commencement ceremony after protesters interrupted Sen. Mitt Romney’s commencement address.
Sen. Mitt Romney acknowledged the protestors, telling them “we got the message.”
Howard County Council OKs budget that boosts spending for schools, public safety
The Howard County Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a $2.4 billion operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It doesn’t increase property taxes and provides more funding for schools and public safety.
The Howard County, Maryland, logo seen inside the Banneker Room of the George Howard government building in Ellicott City where the Howard County Council meets, seen on Feb. 5, 2024.
Nothing is impossible, Stevie Wonder tells graduates, if you want it for good purposes
Wonder was at the Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall on Wednesday afternoon as the recipient of the George Peabody Medal, the highest honor by the institute at the Johns Hopkins University.
Grammy Award-winning singer Stevie Wonder speaks to graduates at the Peabody Conservatory ceremony Wednesday.
Hopkins students blew away the competition with a quiet leaf blower attachment
The students, as part of yearlong engineering class, created a snap-on accessory that reduces the noise produced by a leaf blower by nearly 40% — without reducing the power of the air being pushed out.
Stanley Black & Decker wants to manufacture an attachment for leaf blowers that makes them quieter. The devices were designed by Johns Hopkins University students.
Shark Tank U: Maryland students compete for $2M in private equity to reduce school shootings
A class of students at UMD, would-be entrepreneurs, have been given an opportunity to compete for $2 million in private equity seed funding. All they have to do to win it? Come up with a way to help detect and prevent school shooters.
Illustration shows three college students with notebooks standing on either side of a credit card machine that is blowing a protective bubble around a younger student sitting at a desk. Small bullets ricochet off the bubble.
Baltimore County schools hired him with fake credentials. Leaders ask ‘how many others?’
County leaders question the integrity of the schools’ hiring process and wonder who else slipped in under false pretenses.
Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
Annapolis charter school delays opening until 2025, citing halt in lease negotiations
Organizers of New Village Academy planned to open a charter high school this fall, but they have encountered difficulty finalizing a lease at Westfield Annapolis mall.
Romey Pittman, left, talks with a parent about New Village Academy, a proposed charter school in Annapolis, during the Juneteenth festival on Saturday.
Towson alum Mike Flanagan talks horror and wanting to film in Maryland
Mike Flanagan, the filmmaker known for his horror works such as “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Midnight Mass” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is returning to his home.
Mike Flanagan, who grew up in Maryland, is returning to share his stories with Towson University graduates.
Commentary: Migrant children are vital to the fabric of our communities
Maryland must do more to address the educational, health and other urgent needs of migrant children, say a Johns Hopkins primary care pediatrician and a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
A composite photo of Sarah Polk and Kiara Alvarez.
Severna Park teacher held without bond in child sex abuse case
The judge said he was “extremely disturbed” by what he read in court documents outlining the allegations.
A Google Street View image of Severna Park Elementary School.
Here’s when BCCC demolition downtown is (finally) expected to be over
Demolition of Baltimore City Community College’s downtown Bard Building is scheduled for completion in early September.
Demolition of the Baltimore City Community College Bard Building, at the intersection of East Lombard Street and Market Place in Baltimore, on April 13, 2024.
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