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Second person arrested in Morgan State University shooting
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department arrested Jovan Terrell Williams on Nov. 17 in connection with the October shooting at Morgan State University that left five people wounded and interrupted homecoming festivities.
Baltimore Police respond to the scene of a shooting at Morgan State University on Oct. 3.
What a shooting false alarm says about Baltimore County school safety
It’s been years since someone has been shot inside a Baltimore County school building, but threats of danger and a heightened sense of fear on and around campus have persisted.
Alexa Sciuto is pictured outside Stemmers Run Middle School in Essex, Maryland, where she is a teacher, on November 10, 2023.
In surprise announcement, Howard County schools superintendent to retire in January
Howard County’s school board will have to immediately select an interim superintendent.
Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano takes questions at a press conference on Aug. 30 about issues with school buses during the first week of school.
Howard County parents object to new school bus policy, say the system isn’t safe, equitable
A group of parents in Howard County are objecting to the Board of Education’s new student transportation policy, saying it is not safe or equitable.
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.
Literacy experts will evaluate reading instruction in every Maryland school district
The evaluations will determine whether children are being taught to read in a way that’s backed by research.
Darice Cates, a kindergarten teacher at Montebello Elementary/Middle School, teaches a reading class on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Schools throughout the state are beginning to shift toward using a phonics style of instruction for reading, which is also known as “the science of reading.”
Seniors can stay put under approved Anne Arundel schools redistricting plan
The school board voted 5-3 on Wednesday night to approve a plan for new school boundaries. It will result in a change of schools for approximately 6,400 students at some point in the educational process.
A map shows how the two-phase redistricting will take place. (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
Letters: We need protection from Orleans Street
Stretches of Orleans Street block pedestrian access and are a threat to neighborhood children, Fatima Wilkerson, a Southeast Baltimore resident and community activist, says.
By Thursday afternoon, the city's transportation department had fixed the Orleans Street sign with the correct spelling.
What you need to know about Anne Arundel County school redistricting before the vote
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education will vote on a redistricting plan for the northern half of the county on Wednesday, wrapping up the first half of a two-part process.
A map shows how the two-phase redistricting will take place. (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
Police: 2 Howard County students robbed at gunpoint while walking home
Two high school students were robbed in separate incidents as they walked home from school earlier this week, Howard County Police said.
Courtesy CBS News Baltimore.
Letters: Millions for Harborplace, but Baltimore’s biggest needs unmet
The millions planned for Harborplace redevelopment will do nothing to address Baltimore’s greatest needs, says Krystal Gonzalez, whose daughter was shot and killed at a Baltimore-area block party.
Krystal Gonzalez, who lost her 18-year-old daughter, Aaliyah Gonzalez, in the Brooklyn Day mass shooting, pauses during remarks at a City Council hearing Sept. 13.
Two students, teacher injured in fight at Academy for College and Career Exploration
Two students and a teacher were injured in a fight involving a knife at the Academy for College and Career Exploration Thursday morning.
The exterior of the Academy for College and Career Exploration on Friday, Dec. 9.
Commentary: Why, after so many sexual abuse cases, I am still a Catholic
Journalist Susan McInerney examines her decision to remain committed to her Catholic faith despite being devastated by revelations of sexual misconduct within the church as an institution.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Coppin State University launches new housing program for low-income students
The program, a partnership with the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, will provide college students with vouchers for tenant-based housing.
Coppin State University captured drone footage of target and buffer areas at the center of revitalization plans.
Letters: Hood College now can make education more accessible
Hood College will use all of the largest gift in its 130-year history for undergraduate, merit-based scholarships, Andrea E. Chapdelaine, the president of Hood, says.
Andrea Chapdelaine is the president of Hood College in Frederick.
Zūm’s Howard County school bus drivers file to form a union
Employees of Zūm, the company that assumed half of Howard County’s school bus routes, are seeking union representation.
Donna McSee and Jackie Scott, drivers for Howard County Public Schools employed by Zūm, talk in front of a line of brand new yellow school buses at Zūm’s Jessup operations hub on Aug. 22.
Slow his feet: How a former teacher helped one student
Former teacher Kerry Graham helps coach a student through his anxiety about confronting others.
Illustration of boy pushing through a cloud of large spiky shapes to get to the other side.
African American Department marks 20 years of preserving Black history, culture
In a Q&A, Manager Vivian Fisher reflects on the growth of the department and its Burns Memorial Reading Room.
Vivian Fisher, in a red sweater, smiles for a portrait in the Enoch Pratt Central Library’s Juanita C. Burns Memorial African American Reading Room.
Advocates mount push for reparations in Maryland amid national debate
Reparations — and who ultimately will receive them — remains a contentious debate in this country and in Maryland.
Pastor Robert Turner of Empowerment Temple begins his monthly walk from Baltimore to the White House to raise awareness for reparations on Oct. 9, 2023.
Are you a Black teacher who quit? We need your help.
Black teachers leave Maryland schools at higher rates than any other group. We want to hear why.
Male tutor listening to female student reading in empty class
Johns Hopkins nursing school launches D.C. institute focused on health equity
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing announced Wednesday that it’s launching a Washington, D.C. research institute that aims to move the U.S. health care system away from its focus on treating problems and toward to preventive, whole-person care.
Guests attend a reception for the opening of the Johns Hopkins University’s new Washington, D.C., location last month, which will house the School of Nursing’s Institute for Policy Solutions and elements of other schools.
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