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Baltimore County schools’ new superintendent is Anne Arundel’s Bill Heiser
William “Bill” Heiser, the chief operating officer of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, will take Baltimore County’s top schools job on July 1.
William “Bill” Heiser, the chief operating officer of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, will be the new superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Baltimore schools are shedding an old reputation built on years of dysfunction
Sonja Santelises brought hard-won stability. Will incoming CEO Jermaine Dawson take City Schools to the next level?
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises is preparing to turn the role over to her successor.
Baltimore County Public Schools selects new superintendent, pending state approval
The top candidate for superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools has been selected and sent to state officials for approval, the Board of Education for Baltimore County announced Saturday morning.
From left, Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent finalists David Sovine, Edward Ryans, moderator Alena Zachery-Ross, Penelope Martin-Knox and William Heiser speak to community members in Baltimore on Tuesday.
These Baltimore parents’ lives revolved around their kids. ICE detained them at school drop-off.
The chaotic way two Baltimore parents were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside their daughter’s school stands in stark contrast to what their neighbors describe as their normally quiet lives.
Baltimore Police officers outside Commodore John Rodgers School, which is temporarily holding classes in Dundalk, this month.
High school students promised free access to college courses may now have to pay
Montgomery County’s superintendent acknowledged that this would ‘disproportionately impact Black and brown students.’
The Montgomery College campus in Takoma Park, Md.
‘A Herculean task’: Howard County officials secure site for future high school
The next Howard County high school will be built at Troy Park, located at 6500 Mansion Lane in Elkridge.
County Executive Calvin Ball speaks at a press conference as officials announced they’d secured the site at Troy Park in Elkridge.
Nonprofit raises over $450K for Baltimore students in honor of Sonja Santelises
The money will support at least eight Baltimore high schoolers each year.
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises will leave her post this month after 10 years. A fund named after her will continue to boost education for the city's high schoolers.
4 finalists for Baltimore County schools superintendent make their case at town hall
Four candidates vying for Baltimore County’s top education job spoke to the public for the first time Tuesday night.
From left, candidates Dr. David Sovine, Dr. Edward Ryans, Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox, and Dr. William Heiser. Moderator Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross is seated center.
Trump cuts send one of Maryland’s leading vaccine centers scrambling
A University of Maryland center that develops vaccines is changing focus under Trump while Ebola and other pathogens loom.
Stefan Kappe, a malaria researcher, was recently named director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.
Baltimore City Public Schools settles yearslong dispute with charter schools
Baltimore City Public Schools agreed to pay out an additional $5.2 million to 30 charter schools.
The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to end years of fighting over how it funds its charter schools.
Why Maryland law can’t always keep ICE off school grounds
After two parents were detained outside an East Baltimore elementary/middle school, local leaders are searching for ways to prevent it from happening again.
Protesters begin to march around the perimeter of Patterson Park as part of an anti-ICE rally in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The group of community members and parents gathered a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a student’s parents on Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School’s temporary campus in East Baltimore.
As money gets tight, St. John’s College rolls 3 president jobs into 1
St. John’s College is consolidating its leadership structure amid enrollment challenges and a $5 million deficit.
The interim president of the St. John’s College Annapolis campus will step down.
For some Montgomery County children, free summer meals are too far away
The closest summer food site to Poolesville Elementary, for example, is more than 10 miles away — at least a 20-minute drive.
District officials encourage MCPS families in need of assistance during the summer to apply for the state’s SUN Bucks program.
Maryland braces for severe thunderstorms with 70 mph winds, possible tornadoes
Maryland residents could face another round of severe weather Sunday afternoon, with forecasters warning that thunderstorms may bring damaging wind.
A severe thunderstorm moves through the Baltimore area, July 8, 2025.
Community rallies behind parents detained by ICE outside children’s school in Baltimore
Parents and community members rallied Friday evening after ICE detained parents outside a Baltimore public school this week.
Parents and community members rally at Patterson Park on Friday evening after ICE detained parents outside a school Thursday.
These student journalists want administrators’ hands off their work
In an open letter to district leadership, high school reporters decried a memo that instructed administrators to review the final drafts of student publications.
Student journalists in Montgomery County Public Schools are warning about new guidance that calls for administrators to review their publications.
ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says
ICE says Jesus Acevedo Sanchez and his wife, who were detained while dropping off their children at a Baltimore school, face federal charges.
Police vehicles were parked outside Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School after ICE agents detained two people during school drop-off on Thursday.
University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke to retire next year
Kurt Schmoke, the former mayor of Baltimore, will step down from his leadership role at the University of Baltimore next year.
University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke speaks ahead of a mayoral debate held at at the school’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons on April 30, 2024.
Who’s in the running for Baltimore County schools superintendent?
Baltimore County Public Schools on Friday afternoon announced the four finalists in the running to lead Maryland’s third-largest school system.
The four finalists for Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent, from left, Dr. William Heiser, Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox, Dr. Edward Ryans, and Dr. David Sovine,.
Money is tight and students are scarce. Can this Baltimore college beat the odds?
Notre Dame of Maryland University is about to lose its longtime president, who led the school through drastic change. Can they beat the odds through money and student enrollment issues?
Notre Dame of Maryland University is one of many small, regional private colleges across the country that are treading water as fewer students enroll and operating costs climb.
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