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Man charged in racist AI scandal lied on résumé to get Baltimore County school job
Pikesville High School's ex-athletic director is accused of framing the principal using artificial intelligence. He's faked a lot more than that.
Photo collage of silhouette of a bearded man cut out of generic diploma and resume with name “Dazhon Darien” on top. Scattered around the image are images of a mortarboard, football, first place ribbon and whistle on a yellow lanyard.
Howard Community College is getting a new women’s sport
Competitive flag football is coming to Howard Community College next year.
In part driven by the popularity of a homecoming flag football game, intercollegiate women's flag football is coming to Howard Community College next year.
Severna Park Elementary teacher accused of sex abuse
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel, 44, was arrested Thursday.
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel was a teacher at Severna Park Elementary School in Anne Arundel County.
Baltimore City schools is asking for $30 million more. Here’s what to know.
The Baltimore City school board could vote on the budget as soon as Wednesday night, even though few details have been released.
The Baltimore City school board could vote on the budget as soon as Wednesday night, even though few details have been released.
Anne Arundel school board candidate wins primary after dropping out — now what?
Anne Arundel County school board candidate Sarah Lacey suspended her campaign in March, but nevertheless advanced in Tuesday’s primary to the November general election. Now it appears she will face incumbent Gloria Dent in District 1.
Incumbent Gloria Dent (left) and Sarah Lacey are candidates for the District 1 seat on the Anne Arundel County school board.
The Herndon Climb: Naval Academy students end plebe life with a slick tradition
The plebes, or first-year Naval Academy students, have climbed the Herndon Monument every year since 1962 to signify end of the plebe life and the beginning of fourth-class midshipmen life.
Plebes complete the annual Herndon Climb at the Annapolis Naval Academy on May 15, 2024. The climb symbolizes their completion of  their freshman year. This year’s class completed the task in two hours, 19 minutes, and 11 seconds.
Howard County School Board election results
See 2024 election results for the Howard County School Board race in Maryland.
Howard County school board results
Anne Arundel County School Board election results (2024 primary)
See 2024 election results for the Anne Arundel County School Board race.
Anne Arundel County school board results
Who’s advancing in the Anne Arundel County school board race
The seven-seat Board of Education still has 13 candidates in the running.
The seven-seat Anne Arundel County Board of Education still has 13 candidates in the running.
Who’s moving on in the Howard County school board race
Six candidates will advance out of the primary election for seats on the Howard County Board of Education.
Howard County Board of Education results.
Commentary: Polarization on campus and how universities can overcome it
Despite polarization and unrest on college and university campuses, the institutions can find ways to make constructive use of that conflict, say the University of Baltimore's president and a professor of public and international affairs.
Signs at Johns Hopkins University amid protests of the war in Gaza and calls for university divestment in response to Israeli government actions.
‘Llama Llama’ author lives on in daughter’s Baltimore classroom
Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series has delighted children for nearly 20 years. The beloved author died of brain cancer in 2016, but her daughter Berol Dewdney embodies her mother’s message of empathy, compassion and the power of play in a Baltimore City Public Schools pre-K classroom.
Berol Dewdney, right, leads students in a routine conclusion to class time in her pre-kindergarten class at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for the Baltimore Banner)
Pro-Palestinian Hopkins protesters ending encampment after deal with administration
Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at Johns Hopkins University for nearly two weeks said Sunday morning that they have reached an agreement with university administration and will break down their encampment.
Johns Hopkins University pro-Palestine encampment
Man sentenced for deadly shooting of Mervo student
Jeremiah Brogden, a junior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School and a running back on the Mustangs varsity football team, was shot and killed as classes let out for Labor Day weekend in 2022. He was 17.
Jeremiah Brogden was shot and killed as classes at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School let out for Labor Day weekend in 2022.
Teacher pay at a stalemate in Howard County
Howard County teachers held a rally outside the school board meeting Thursday to voice their frustrations over contract negotiations with the school system.
The Howard County Education Association held a press conference and rally ahead of the afternoon school board meeting Thursday.
Campus protesters want Johns Hopkins to divest. This lab is what they mean.
The Pentagon has awarded a university lab $12 billion over past decade. Pro-Palestinian protesters want that to end.
As pro-Palestine demonstrations at Johns Hopkins University stretch into their second week, protesters are demanding the school cut ties with the Department of Defense, which awards billions to a Hopkins research lab.
Former Frederick County PTA president hit with almost 200 charges of theft and forgery
In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
In total, the former PTA president is accused of taking $23,134.58 from multiple bank accounts and forging signatures 46 times to do so.
Commentary: How Peabody honors Duke Ellington’s musical, cultural impact
The 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth presents an opportunity for the Peabody Conservatory to ensure that another generation of musicians appreciates the meaning and significance of his work, says trumpeter and composer Sean Jones, who chairs Peabody’s jazz program.
LOS ANGELES - 1943: Composer Duke Ellington, singer Ivie Anderson and drummer Sonny Greer pose for a portrait with their orchestra in 1943 in Los Angeles, California.
K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant
Montgomery County Public Schools featured prominently in a Congressional hearing on antisemitism in public schools on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, staff attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Johns Hopkins protest continues after talks with school officials falter: What we know
The pro-Palestinian encampment on the Johns Hopkins University campus has stretched on for about a week, despite rainy weather.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag amid a protest on Monday at Johns Hopkins University.
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