Ravens owner, M&T Bank will spend millions to help Baltimore kids get through college
Fewer than half of city graduates go to college, but the Ravens, the team’s owner and M&T Bank want to change that.
Shirley Collado, left, is the president and CEO of College Track, the organization that has supported Mamady Diallo, right, through high school and as a student at UMBC.
Goucher College to receive $50 million for scholarships, largest gift in its history
Ninety-nine percent of Goucher College students get financial aid or scholarships of some kind, its president said.
Goucher College officials said most of the $55 million bequest will go toward scholarships for students.
Democracy in action: Students in Anne Arundel, Howard to elect student members
Public school students in the Anne Arundel and Howard County school districts go to the polls soon to elect a student school board member, who will serve one year.
Paper ballot voting booths at Owings Mills High School in Baltimore County.
Baltimore County gets a new charter school — a rarity in suburban Maryland
The language-immersion school would join just one other charter school in the district.
Baltimore County’s school board will consider two charter school applications, one of which was recommended for approval by the school system.
Howard County Executive unveils $2.4 billion operating budget request
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball unveiled $2.4 billion operating budget request, including $1.14 billion for the Howard County Public School System.
The exterior of the George Howard Building as seen on Jan. 25, 2024.
St. John’s College is reckoning with its racist past. That includes Francis Scott Key.
St. John’s College in Annapolis will look at its most complicated graduate as part of a wider reckoning with its history of racism.
Percy Moran's 1905 painting of Francis Scott Key and John S. Skinner as they watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry took a good deal of creative license.
Loch Raven High School adds officers after fight videos posted online
In a letter sent to parents, the school says the latest fight among several students happened in the main office shortly after the third period.
School officials have proposed to replace Loch Raven High School, which was built in 1972, with a new building that could seat several hundred more students.
A sexual misconduct investigation will force UMBC to change. Will it be enough?
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County agreed to a long list of changes prescribed by the U.S. Department of Justice, but experts say true reform requires a culture change.
A banner on the UMBC campus near the Retriever Activities Center.
Artificial intelligence institute established at UMD
The University of Maryland, College Park, on Tuesday announced the creation of its Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.
Hal Daumé III is the inaugural director of the University of Maryland, College Park’s institute dedicated to studying artificial intelligence.
Goucher College joins movement to reckon with its ties to slavery
The wooded campus of Goucher College was once part of one of the largest plantations in the state of Maryland, where the Ridgely family enslaved hundreds of Black Marylanders. Three groups with a stake in the Ridgely plantation reunited this month for a descendant engagement symposium.
The former quarters for the enslaved on Hampton plantation. The woman in the photo is likely Amanda Norris, 1897
Key Bridge name should change, civil rights groups say
The Caucus of African American Leaders unanimously voted to ask that two bridges in the state, including the Francis Scott Key Bridge, be renamed.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge on April 5, 2024.
New security measures at Morgan State: Will they work?
Morgan State is increasing security measures to prevent violence on campus since the shooting in October.
The exterior of Morgan State University’s Tyler Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
Sorority sues UMD over suspension of Greek life, says free-speech rights were violated
A fraternity is suing the University of Maryland over its suspension of Greek life on campus, saying school administrators forced students to undergo mandatory interrogations as part of an investigation or face discipline.
Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
Victims of UMBC swim coach could get up to $180,000 in sexual misconduct settlement
Swimmers could be entitled to $180,000 or $60,000 each as part of a settlement approved by the Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday.
The UMBC mascot and logo outside of the Retriever Activities Center.
Baltimore school board and schools CEO Sonja Santelises silent on contract talks
Sonja Santelises, Baltimore City Public Schools’ longest-serving CEO in recent history, appears to be negotiating another four-year contract.
Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, speaks at the Maryland Impact Conference in October 2023.
Baltimore County principal’s racist comments faked by AI, experts say
Audio purporting to be Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert was almost certainly faked using artificial intelligence.
Photo collage shows Pikesville High School sign with pixellated audio waves in the background.
Commentary: Peter Angelos often helped his community without fanfare
Peter Angelos helped Baltimoreans and Marylanders countless times and in countless ways that he didn't want anybody to know about, Tom Minkin, his friend and longest-serving legal associate, says.
Peter Angelos helped Baltimoreans and Marylanders countless times and in countless ways without any fanfare, his longest-serving legal associate says.
Three Calvert County students charged with hate crime violations
Three Calvert County middle school students were charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes.
The case is being forwarded to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for further action.
UMBC sexual misconduct investigation could cost the state $4.1 million
Maryland officials are set to pay $4.1 million to two groups of individuals identified from a Title IX investigation into the University of Maryland Baltimore County, which was just the subject of a blockbuster Title IX investigation of the university’s swim team by the Department of Justice.
A pole banner on UMBC campus near the Retriever Activities Center.
How a culture war canceled a 25-year-old LGBTQ+ workshop for independent schools
“What happened this year ... frankly it’s never happened before in 25 years,” said Peter Baily, executive director of the Association of Independent Maryland & D.C. Schools.
Saint Paul’s School in Baltimore County on March 22, 2024.
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