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The teen died during practice in Reisterstown after experiencing a medical emergency.

Howard County Public School System officials say they've been hard at work understanding what happened last August and how to stop it from happening again.

Leslie Noble, 16, started on the varsity team during his freshman year in 2022.

The death came as students were on campus for practices and tryouts for nine sports at the school. Afternoon practices were canceled Wednesday, according to a Franklin High School Athletic Boosters page on social media. Tryouts and practices resumed Thursday.

Educators say a smooth transition to “big-kid school” is all about practice. Here are five ways to prepare.

Across the Baltimore region, schools are joining a national trend cracking down on kids’ phone use.

Maryland will waive its usual 6% sale tax on certain items between Aug. 11 and 17 to boost back-to-school shopping. Here’s what you need to know.

The number of teacher vacancies is the lowest it’s been in several years, but it’s not clear if that’s because there are fewer jobs to go around.

The proposed charter amendment known as the Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund is unconstitutional and will not appear on city voters’ general election ballots, according to a Friday ruling from Judge John S. Nugent.

Aneil Mishra, who was named the dean of the College of Business & Economics at Towson University last year, died earlier this month.

Brian Barrio didn’t know that the university knew about serious misconduct until earlier this year when the United States Department of Justice released a report that Chad Cradock sexually assaulted, harassed and discriminated against student athletes on the swim team.

The council approved two amendments that County Executive Johnny Olzewski Jr.’s administration had requested.

Cara Bean started the nonprofit Erin’s Star in her daughter’s memory to train more survival-focused swim instructors.

For far too long, I’ve been a hypocrite, expecting action and change from others with no effort of my own.

University System of Maryland workers secured what they called a “historic” systemwide union contract after years of negotiation.

Montgomery County Public Schools will be adding pickleball as a varsity sport this fall to 25 high schools following a successful pilot program.

Students were told they can either retake the three-hour exam or get a refund.

A developer’s unexpected death has led to the abrupt closure of a day care tucked inside a historic Mount Vernon church, leaving parents scrambling to find alternative childcare with just days’ notice.

Details about Dazhon Darien's troubled work history were listed in a national database.

The entire health care ecosystem, and the communities it serves, have been uplifted by the transformational generosity of Michael Bloomberg, says Mohan Suntha, president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System.