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AI is the easy villain in a brutal job market. Researchers see more at play.
As hiring slows and unemployment rates rise, workers are blaming artificial intelligence. New research from the University of Maryland suggests otherwise.
Giant robot flicking tiny man. Ai technologies and unemployment problem concept. Vector illustration.
Former Baltimore teacher not criminally responsible for shooting cop during mental health crisis
Andrew Britt, 28, of Windsor Hills, said he does not remember shooting Baltimore County Police Officer Jordan Riddick in the parking lot of the Wilkens precinct.
Police officers speak among themselves outside the southwest Baltimore County police precinct adjacent to the UMBC campus following a shooting at the Wilkens Police Precinct in Catonsville, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Streeter: Cellphone bans at Maryland schools make sense — until they don’t
COLUMN | Starting in the 2027-28 school year, Maryland school districts must adopt a consistent policy restricting phone usage in class. As a parent, I’m concerned.
Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025. The phones are put in numbered pouches and locked up until the end of the school day.
The Naval Academy enrolled women 50 years ago. It’s not celebrating.
The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t celebrating the 50th anniversary of women enrolling due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Midshipman Jenna Jeletic, right, puts the shoulder boards on her friend, newly commissioned naval officer Arianna Longo, following the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2025’s graduation ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. on Friday, May 23, 2025.
Vaughn-Hall: Deteriorating cars and growing kids fill Baltimore’s Herring Run Park
Two years ago, I followed tips about abandoned cars and other dumping in East Baltimore’s lower Herring Run Park. On a recent return trip with a group of middle schoolers, I saw nothing much had changed.
Students with teacher Katlyn Talerico’s hiking group from Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School come across an abandoned car  along the trail at lower Herring Run Park.
They left high school. Now they proudly hold diplomas.
Graduates and their loved ones gathered in Silver Spring to celebrate their accomplishments, which some said would not have been possible without support from the Latin American Youth Center.
Julissa Mejia receives a celebratory gift from her mother Gloria Lovo after Mejia received her GED diploma during the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center 2025-2026 graduation ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S., June 30, 2026.
New Baltimore County superintendent to be among highest paid in the state
A lot of what’s in William “Bill” Heiser’s contract is similar to his predecessor’s. But there’s a slight difference in the salary and the residency requirement.
The Baltimore County school board met virtually on Monday to approve William “Bill” Heiser’s superintendent contract.
What happened to the plan to stop Baltimore County school overcrowding?
An advisory group that would help set limits has yet to get started.
A committee meant to advise Baltimore County leaders on preventing school overcrowding has yet to get started.
How on-site daycare helps close the graduation gap for Baltimore’s teen moms
Half of teen moms don’t graduate high school. Excel Academy is different.
Rylee Pinkney Barnwell with her son, Ramire Manns, during the Itsy Bitsy Sneaker Ball at the Poppleton Recreation Center in Baltimore.
Musical chairs: UMD professor elicits ethereal tunes from plastic seats
UMD professor Dan Ortiz Leizman is going viral for instruments they create from unlikely materials — the cheap plastic chairs known as Monoblocs.
Dan Ortiz Leizman, an artist and lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, performs with an electric guitar made from a Monobloc chair that they created in their home in Hyattsville.
Bobs are back: Naval Academy mandates chin-length haircuts for new female students
The Induction Day chop returns eight years after the academy began introducing more inclusive hairstyles for women.
The Naval Academy Class of 2027, incoming plebes, take the oath of office on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
The Maryland college diversity program escaping Trump’s chopping block
UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has for 40 years promoted the advancement of minorities in STEM fields.
Keith Harmon is the senior director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in Catonsville.
Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research cuts
The layoffs this week impact the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.
Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus.
Public schools immune from some older sexual abuse allegations, state high court rules
In a 42-page opinion on Tuesday, Chief Justice Matthew Fader wrote that the Maryland General Assembly only required school systems to obtain comprehensive liability insurance beginning July 1, 1971.
The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD
After a rocky search, community leaders ready to back new Baltimore County superintendent
Local groups were not happy with the search process, but the community is ready to support William Heiser.
Local groups were not happy with the search process, but the community is ready to support William Heiser as superintendent.
Voters should expect party politics in this nonpartisan school board race
Montgomery County residents should brace for a decidedly partisan tone ahead of November’s general election for an at large seat on the school board.
Montgomery County residents should brace for a decidedly partisan tone ahead of November’s general election for an at large seat on the school board.
Incumbent Ashley Esposito leads Baltimore City school board race
Challengers Kevin W. Parson and Jamar Day ended Tuesday night neck-and-neck for the fourth spot on November’s ballot.
Incumbent Ashley “Ash” Esposito took the lead in the race for two seats on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.
Lazo, Diaz and McCarthy looking strong in the Montgomery County school board primary race
Two of the board’s eight seats were on the ballot in the June 23 primary, even though the board is technically nonpartisan. The winners advance to November’s general election.
Four of the board’s eight seats were on the ballot in the June 23 primary, though only two of them were competitive.
US Department of Education investigates Maryland schools’ gender-identity policies
The department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether school districts in Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties violated Title IX with its gender-identity policies.
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
Anne Arundel County must delay redistricting of Crofton schools, judge rules
Hundreds of Crofton children were set to attend Arundel Middle and Arundel High starting this fall.
Dr. Mark Bedell (left), Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent, and AACPS Chief Operating Officer William “Bill” Heiser listen to public comment about proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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