Johns Hopkins joins lawsuit against NIH cuts to universities
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
A student passes in front of the Johns Hopkins University sign welcoming people to the Homewood Campus from Charles Street in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Baltimore County schools will not get the money they want, county executive says
The school system is asking for an almost 11% increase in spending. Klausmeier said it’s not happening.
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said the school system’s proposed budget is not realistic.
Former teacher and attorney remembered for his love of Baltimore and bringing people together
Vincent Andrews died after a two-year battle with cancer.
Vincent Andrews
Tensions rise between Howard Community College, new faculty union
Hours before Howard Community College faculty union members testified in support of legislation that intends to bring more transparency to the college, several of their offices were raided.
Students walk across the campus of Howard Community College between classes.
Baltimore County schools investigate teacher over apparent offer to help ICE
Posts on X allegedly showed a social studies teacher telling ICE to message him for assistance.
Overlea High School on Friday, February 7, 2025.
Pikesville High AI suspect faces additional child sexual exploitation charges
The indictment returned this week contains 12 counts, including five counts of sexual exploitation of children.
Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
School’s out: What recent snow days mean for school calendars
Parents should expect a delayed start to summer or virtual learning makeup days.
Families got to enjoy snow days in early January. But students will have to make up the lost time in other ways.
Black History Month is under attack. We have to teach it harder.
Three local educators have found holistic ways to incorporate Black History Month into their lessons, despite increasing national pressure to drop such focus.
Historians and educators continue to highlight the relevance of Faith Ringgold, Henrietta Lacks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
5 things to know about Howard County’s school cellphone ban
Howard County Public Schools students will not be allowed to even glance at their cellphones during the school day starting March 3, under changes recently approved by the school board.
Starting March 3rd, no Howard County Public Schools students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
ICE may show up at your day care. This is how your teachers are preparing.
Child care is no longer a sanctuary from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But day care owners and teachers say they're ready to protect their students and families.
Carolina Reyes has a donation pile for parents since the usual spots, such as churches, are on high alert for ICE presence.
Donald Trump and his closed society come for the minds of the Naval Academy
This is a contest to define America‘s character, how we balance between an open and closed society.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a weekend trip on January 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Over the weekend, Trump traveled to North Carolina and California to survey storm and fire damage, to Nevada for a rally and to Florida to address a Congressional Republican conference.
University System of Maryland prepares to cut hundreds of jobs amid state deficit
The University System of Maryland could see 400 job cuts after Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed $111 million reduction to the system.
Plans to cut 400 positions across the university system would affect campuses such as the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Catonsville.
Frostburg State University president dies at 74
Ronald Nowaczyk had planned to step down at the end of January due to health issues.
Dr. Ronald Nowaczyk is FSU’s 15th president, appointed by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents following a national search. He began his leadership of the university on May 9, 2016.
Howard Community College enters contract to outsource its HR department
Howard Community College has entered into $7.7 million five-year contract with a higher education consultant company to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees approved a $7.7 million five-year contract with CampusWorks, a higher education consultant company, to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
Federal cuts mean 117 layoffs at Baltimore County’s Job Corps Center
The U.S. Department of Labor is closing the Woodstock Job Corps Center in Woodstock, Maryland, following budget cuts to the youth career training program.
The Woodstock Job Corps Center told the state it is closing and laying off 117 employees.
Gov. Moore’s Baltimore County school visit was bright, even as budget woes loom
Moore enthusiastically shared his commitment to education, highlighting a $550 million bump in funding for public schools next year. There was no mention of the losses local school system leaders say they will face if the governor’s budget plans are approved.
Gov. Wes Moore visits Reisterstown Elementary School on Thursday, January 30, 2025, to talk with educators and highlight his funding plan for public schools.
Howard County students can’t use cellphones on campus during school day
Come March, no Howard County public school students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
By a 7-1 vote, the Howard County school board on Thursday approved stricter rules on cellphone use.
Man charged in Pikesville High School AI case will remain in custody on federal charges
U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Aslan concluded in the case of Dazhon Darien that there was no combination of conditions that could adequately assure the safety of the community.
Dazhon Darien arrives on Monday at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson, where FBI special agents arrested him on charges of sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography.
Faculty union calls on Howard Community College to ‘stop the stalling’ over contract talks
The Howard Community College faculty union is speaking up about what it deems to be inaction and constant stalling by the college's administration to meet at the bargaining table.
The Howard Community College held a rally before the college's annual convocation ceremony on Friday Jan. 24, 2025 to voice their frustrations over contract negotiations with administration.
To save this school from closure, Baltimore took it back. What does that mean?
The Southwest Baltimore community successfully rallied to keep a school's doors open. But they didn't get exactly what they wanted.
In mid-January, the Baltimore City school board voted to keep Southwest Baltimore Charter School open. But it's not exactly what advocates envisioned.
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