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Anne Arundel County high school teacher accused of sexually abusing two students
In one instance, the teacher allegedly “held a knife against one of the victims and asked if he should ‘use it,’” according to police.
An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
Affirmative action wasn’t about unfairly planting a flag. It was about just getting on the map.
Affirmative action wasn’t about giving unqualified people a leg up, but about leveling a playing field that was never, and still is not, level.
The front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
It’s the Fourth of July: Time to wrap yourself in the flag and cry, ‘victim!’
No matter what happens on a proposal to limit what flags can be displayed in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, you can bet it will be a school board campaign issue in 2024. That is what its supporters want most.
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education is considering a proposal to limit flags in classrooms to the U.S. Flag.
3 things Baltimore County’s new superintendent says she’ll change next school year
Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Yarbrough began her tenure this week with news conference where she detailed how she will keep her word on making hers one of the best districts in the state.
Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Yarbrough, left, stands next to Jane Lichter, chair of the school board, before a press event in the Towson board room on July 3.
Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action is no reason to give up
Those fighting for social and economic justice in America must redouble their efforts in response to setbacks such the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, columnist E.R. Shipp says.
Picture of the U.S. Supreme Court building.
Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans.
The front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
Senate abortion fight snares first woman picked to lead the Naval Academy as I-Day passes
As another Induction Day comes and goes at the Naval Academy, Rear Adm. Yvette Davids’ confirmation as the first woman superintendent is one of more than 250 military promotions hung up in the U.S. Senate by a protest over abortion policy.
The Naval Academy Class of 2027, incoming plebes, take the oath of office on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
For Maryland colleges, Supreme Court decision means working harder to recruit diverse students
Maryland educators and academics said the ban on race-conscious college admissions will make them work harder to encourage Black and Latino students to apply to selective colleges.
Johns Hopkins University campus
Supreme Court rules that colleges must stop considering the race of applicants for admission
The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges, respectively.
File photo of Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus.
Ex-Gilman School teacher speaks out for the first time since arrest for sexually abusing a teen
Chris Bendann, 38, maintained his innocent in the statement.
The exterior of Gilman School as seen on Thursday, March 16.
Gallagher family members sue Archdiocese of Baltimore, St. Mary’s Seminary over father’s abuse and death
Flannery and Liam Gallagher, the children of Frank X. Gallagher Jr., say that after the abuse their father “experienced extreme emotional distress” and began experimenting with drugs and engaging in compulsive and risky sexual encounters.
Flannery Gallagher sits in front of a childhood photo of her deceased father, Frank X. Gallagher Jr., during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against St. Mary’s Seminary and the Archdiocese of Baltimore on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Flannery and Liam Gallagher, the children of Frank X. Gallagher Jr., say that after the abuse their father “experienced extreme emotional distress” and began experimenting with drugs and engaging in compulsive and risky sexual encounters.
Teaching ‘fabulism’ is easy. Real life for Baltimore teens? That’s much harder.
“Maybe I’ll write a story about time travel so I can go back in time and my friend will still be alive.”
Illustration of Black student pulling back the pages of a notebook to look at fading portrait of his friend, while behind him his white teacher watches.
Display of pride flags could be limited in Anne Arundel County schools under proposed policy
This summer, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education could decide to propose amendments on a policy that would prohibit the display of LGBTQ pride flags on school property.
File photo of pride flag.
Commentary: School Superintendent Choudhury remains the right choice
Maryland Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury is the right choice to continue leading the state's public education system and criticism of his tenure often has been unfounded, says Owen Silverman Andrews, a teacher, community organizer and education policy advocate.
Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a school board meeting in February. (Kaitlin Newman / The Baltimore Banner)
Maryland’s education leaders sought big changes in child care funding — then abruptly reversed course
The now-canceled plans had shocked Maryland Family Network officials, who worried child care providers could lose crucial funding and face staff furloughs.
Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a state school board meeting on February 28, 2023.
Maryland will grant millions for in-school math tutoring
The Maryland State Department of Education is launching a Maryland Tutoring Corps program to address low math test scores.
Adam Denton teaches his fourth grade math class at Berkshire Elementary School on March 3, 2023.
‘Kids are calling BS on school.’ How a planned new charter school in Annapolis aims to fix that.
In the fall of 2024, Romey Pittman hopes to welcome roughly 250 students to the New Village Academy — the first charter school to open in Annapolis since KIPP Academy closed more than 15 years ago.
Romey Pittman, left, talks with a parent about New Village Academy, a proposed charter school in Annapolis, during the Juneteenth festival on Saturday.
Banner political notes: New poll; racing board named; Moore picks school board members
Marylanders approve of the job Moore is doing, but not his push to eventually ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, according to a new poll.
Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
Nonprofit seeks to raise awareness about free summer arts program for Baltimore City kids
More than 500 spots remain open for Baltimore students in the Summer for Arts Learning Academy, which runs from June 26 to Aug. 3
Students take part in the Summer Arts for Learning Academy at Wildwood Elementary/Middle School in summer 2022.
New Baltimore County superintendent lays out goals for school system
“Even though all the students are in the same school system, they’re all individuals with different needs, and so we need to adjust to make sure that we’re meeting their needs,” Myriam Yarbrough said.
Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent Myriam Yarbrough pictured at a public forum on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
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