CURRENT EDITION: baltimore (none)🔄 Loading BlueConic...EDITION HISTORY: No changes tracked
đŸ”” BlueConic: ___đŸȘ Cookie: ___ ❓ UNKNOWN🔗 Query: ___✏ Composer: ___
Baltimore County school board selects Myriam Yarbrough as next superintendent
Yarbrough currently serves as the deputy superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools and was the only finalist who works in the school system.
Myriam Yarbrough will be the next superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools.
‘Satan is dead’: Survivors react to death of notorious child sex abuser John Merzbacher
“There is no safe place.” The prison death of notorious child rapist John Merzbacher, 81, brings small comfort to survivors of his abuse, who are still traumatized by the acts that went on in his classroom at the Catholic Community School of Baltimore in the 1970s.
Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi say a prayer and light candles in honor of their friend and former classmate Eddie Blair
What to know about the Baltimore County schools superintendent finalists
The board is expected to pick a new leader for Baltimore County Public Schools as soon as Tuesday.
The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
Wes Moore and Secretary Monteiro: Service will save us, and it’s time to serve
Gov. Wes Moore and Paul Monteiro, the newly appointed secretary of service and civic innovation, cite examples of how service to one another can improve the lives of Marylanders.
Paul Monteiro, center, speaks after being announced as Gov. Wes Moore’s pick to serve as the first secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation at a press conference in the Maryland State House on Monday, April 3. Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, left, stand behind Monteiro as he addresses the room. Moore issued an executive order creating the cabinet-level department on his first full day in office in January.
Deputy superintendent among finalists for Baltimore County schools chief
The Baltimore County school board has narrowed the superintendent search to four finalists.
The Baltimore County Board of Education’s logo as seen the wall during their bi-weekly meeting at the Greenwood Campus on 8/23/22.
7 things to do in Annapolis
Seven ideas that are worth your time, including a race for the rest of us.
Midshipman 4th Class Michael Lancaster, 19, from Signal Mountain, Tenn., places the midshipman cover atop the Herndon Monument. Naval Academy freshmen, or plebes, climb the granite obelisk in a tradition symbolizing the successful completion of the midshipmen's freshman year.
Former Baltimore County schools human resources director sues over firing
Shiria Anderson, who worked for the system between August 2021 and early December, outlined in court documents what she claims to be retaliation by the superintendent over decisions Anderson made in the course of her job.
The Baltimore County Public School Board logo as seen during a board meeting on 12/6/22.
James Webb Space Telescope produces amazing images of rings around a nearby star
New images offer the first look at a complex ring system of inner belts that surround a young, nearby star.
This image of the dusty debris disk surrounding the young star Fomalhaut is from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). It reveals three nested belts extending out to 14 billion miles (23 billion kilometers) from the star. The inner belts – which had never been seen before – were revealed by Webb for the first time.

The Hubble Space Telescope and Herschel Space Observatory, as well as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have previously taken sharp images of the outermost belt. However, none of them found any structure interior to it.

These belts most likely are carved by the gravitational forces produced by unseen planets.
Commentary: Financial literacy vital to young people’s education, development
Maryland students should graduate with knowledge about handling their personal finances, Julie Weaver, executive director of the Maryland Council on Economic Education, says.
Nicole Veltre, biology teacher at Digital Harbor High School, talks about the most difficult year to be a teacher in the United States.  Nicole teaches a class with many students who are learning English as a second language.
Investigation finds no evidence of Maryland education department hiding test score data
After complaints by Republican legislators that the state education department was hiding failing test score data, Maryland's inspector general has concluded the state is following federal privacy laws and guidance.
Mohammed Choudhury, state school superintendent, during a state school board meeting on February 28, 2023.
Commentary: Recommendations show how Maryland can support English learners
Maryland can do more to support English learners and boost dual-language education, say representatives of an organization advocating for immigrant students and their teachers.
The  Community WELL’s Annapolis Advocacy Night
Building potential: A class becomes a team before Kinetic Sculpture Race
At Jemicy School, engineering and building vehicles for Baltimore’s annual tradition is part of the curriculum.
Jonathan Kuessner works on a bike that he will be piloting during the race.
Prosecutor: Others have alleged Gilman teacher accused of abuse acted inappropriately
A judge upheld a previous order to redact the name of the accuser, who was a teenage student at the Gilman School at the time.
The entrance sign outside the front Gilman School as seen on Thursday, March 16.
Inspector general finds thousands in suspicious Yellow Cab charges to Baltimore City schools
The Maryland inspector general found that Baltimore City Public Schools paid as much as $631,000 over three years to a cab company for rides to school that students may never have taken.
Yellow taxi fleet parked in lot, New York City, photo on black
Baltimore County to restart process to fill vacant school board seat
The governor’s office still hasn’t said why the final seat on the board hasn’t been filled.
The sign near the entrance to the Baltimore County Board of Education’s Greenwood Campus on 8/18/22.
Letters: At last, Baltimore Archdiocese abuse victims have their say
Victims of alleged sexual abuse by clergy and others in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are finally being heard, says Gemma Hoskins, an alumna of Archbishop Keough High School who was featured in “The Keepers.”
The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
Commentary: From Mencken to Nikole Hannah-Jones, censorship battles endure
Book-banning and other censorship efforts were a threat to journalistic freedom 100 years ago, and they still are today, DeWayne Wickham, The Banner’s public editor, says.
American journalist, essayist, satirist and cultural critic H L Mencken (1880-1956) and  Nikole Hannah-Jones attends the "Neutral Ground" premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival.
Is Maryland hiding test scores from failing schools?
Lawmakers say yes. Education officials say they’re protecting student privacy.
An empty hallway full of lockers inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
UMBC’s new president, a rare Black woman leading a college, wants to make campus a model for inclusion
Valerie Sheares Ashby will be inaugurated Thursday in front of the campus community and Gov. Wes Moore as the sixth president of UMBC.
Sheares Ashby, the new president of University of Maryland Baltimore County, poses for a portrait on Campus, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Rear Adm. Yvette Davids nominated to lead U.S. Naval Academy
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Davids would become the first woman to lead the service academy in Annapolis.
Yvette Davids
Load More Stories
Oh no!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com.