Maryland school test scores: Has your school bounced back from the pandemic?
Use our searchable tables to see how your school fared on 2023 MCAP tests.
Students sit together on a rug inside their Hampstead Hill Academy classroom on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
Commentary: Marylanders among those hit hard by student loan debt crisis
Federal student loan payments are due to resume Oct. 1, and an additional burden confronts some borrowers, including some Marylanders, because of inequities in student loan programs, says Ian Williams, a consumer protection paralegal at the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.
U. of Maryland law school launches Center for Race and the Law in Baltimore
“The Center is for Baltimore and of Baltimore,” newly named Director Michael Pinard wrote in an open letter.
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law announced the launch of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law. From left are professor Larry Gibson, Dean Renée Hutchins, professor Taunya Lovell Banks, and professor Michael Pinard.
What’s in a name? Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Latine reveal community divides
When it comes to how Latinos in this country self-identify, it ultimately depends on the person as well as various factors at play, including age, location, class, race and an evolving view of sexual identity.
Odette Ramos speaks to Digital Harbor High School’s multilingual learners class in the auditorium.
Stevenson, Johns Hopkins denied physical therapy programs deemed duplicates of one at HBCU
When it came to Johns Hopkins, Maryland HBCU Advocates said that despite the university being about 100 miles away from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a duplicate of a doctoral program could do detrimental harm to the HBCU.
A water tower on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
How ‘The Wiz’ changed Baltimore theater, Broadway history and showcased Black excellence
Nearly 50 years later, “The Wiz” is returning home, ready to inspire a whole new generation.
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School theater instructor Aaron Schaffer, center, and eighth graders Nathaly Mateo, left, and Sukyrrah Wallace have all been touched by “The Wiz.”
Commentary: Maryland student data, privacy need more protection
Maryland must implement data governance practices to protect school systems, which are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, says James D. Cornelius, a former chief information officer for the Maryland State Department of Education.
Students in classroom, reading book, with parent, and COVID vaccine
James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon, a key ingredient for life, on a moon of Jupiter
The Baltimore-operated James Webb Space Telescope detected signs of carbon on a moon orbiting Jupiter. Carbon is a key ingredient in the search for extraterrestrial life.
A composite image of Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons, released by NASA in 2014.
Johns Hopkins University releases some draft policies for private police force
Johns Hopkins University has released a long-awaited draft of policies and procedures for its private police for that, once finalized, would serve as guidelines for officers’ interactions with the public.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: A general view of The Johns Hopkins University on March 28, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The school is shut down due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Howard County parents express concerns at town hall on school bus issues
A grassroots organization, called “Neighbors for Buses,” held a town hall meeting on Tuesday at Howard County’s central library to talk over solutions.
Howard County parents came together for a town hall Tuesday to discuss solutions to the school system’s bus issues.
Maryland among 16 states with underfunded historically Black land-grant universities, Biden administration says
Historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have missed out on $12.6 billion in funding over the last three decades, according to the Biden administration.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore logo
Commentary: Want to foster successful learners? Take them outside
Students getting to spend time outdoors enhances learning, and legislation that supports outdoor education should be strengthened, say U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes and Nicole Veltre-Luton, a teacher at Baltimore’s Digital Harbor High School.
U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes speaks at a news conference.
Schools, volunteers working with kids suffering gun violence trauma
There have been nine homicides in Annapolis this year and many more shootings and reports of evening gunfire. It’s easy to overlook that some people are trying to help those hurt by it all.
Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson talks about the investigation into the shooting death of Tre'on Makeup Hut, 18, of Glen Burnie in the Bywater neighborhood of Annapolis on Friday, Sept. 8.
Looking for books temporarily banned in Carroll County schools? The Pratt library is here to help.
Enoch Pratt Free Library reminded residents of Carroll County that no matter what happens in their school districts, Marylanders always have access to banned books.
The Enoch Pratt Free Library.
In abrupt reversal, embattled Maryland schools superintendent won’t seek second term
Mohammed Choudhury, who had previously fought to save his job, has told the state school board he does not want a four-year contract beginning next July.
Maryland state schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury at a press conference last month.
Howard County to restore all suspended buses, return to earlier school start times next week
High schoolers in Howard County will get a bit less sleep after Sept. 20.
Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
Commentary: Howard County school bus service failures are about the money
Howard County government funding priorities and questionable school system budget management are to blame for chronic school bus service failures, Hiruy Hadgu, president of Progressive Democrats of Howard County, says.
Zum, a California based tech company, will handle 230 of Howard County Public School's roughly 500 school bus routes for the next three years.
Moms for Liberty is winning its fight to remove books from one Maryland school district
A flood of challenges to school library books prompted Carroll County’s superintendent to temporarily take 56 titles off the shelves and change book selection procedures.
A flood of challenges to school library books prompted Carroll County’s superintendent to temporarily take 56 titles off the shelves and change book selection criteria.
HBCU advocacy group challenges Stevenson University Ph.D. program
Maryland HBCU Advocates say Stevenson University’s physical therapy program is a duplicate of those offered by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Baltimore Police arrest suspect in Hampden shooting as dozens of students look on
A shooting incident near a popular Hampden skate park ended with a chaotic arrest Monday afternoon as dozens of students departing a nearby high school looked on.
Police tape limits access to Roosevelt Park in Baltimore on Sept. 11, 2023 after a shooting incident.
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