Achievement Academy student shot and killed Thursday
The shooting occurred near a bus stop many students at the school use, a school official said.
The Baltimore area’s highest-rated schools on the Maryland School Report Card
Use these searchable tables to compare the highest- and lowest-performing schools in the Baltimore region.
Southeast Baltimore residents renew calls for enhanced security after teen killed in park
Councilman Zeke Cohen said $500,000 will be allocated to renovate and reopen the rec center at the park where Izaiah Carter was killed and provide additional resources.
16-year-old REACH! student wounded in off-campus shooting
Police were called to the school after the student returned to campus following the shooting.
Parents fuming over Maryland 529 earnings ‘miscalculation’ beg state lawmakers for relief
Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Joanne Benson to overhaul Maryland 529 would dissolve its independent board and phase out the prepaid trust it manages.
A Maryland bill could change who controls what’s taught in schools
What started as a health education bill could end up giving the Maryland schools superintendent broad power to withhold funding from school districts who don't follow curriculum guidance.
MICA’s financial woes aren’t unique, but they could be tough to fix
The Baltimore arts college is among a number of small institutions finding themselves at a painful crossroads as the dust from the pandemic settles.
Court rules against education advocates seeking more funding for Baltimore City schools
Education advocates hoping to secure more state funding for Baltimore City schools lost in the latest round of a nearly 30-year-old lawsuit.
Data, dots and devotees made the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 map huge. Now it’s done.
Excluding NORAD’s Christmas Eve Santa tracker, there may not be a world map viewed so many times as the one Johns Hopkins University engineers created to keep tabs on COVID-19.
Sexual assault reports increase at Naval Academy, other military colleges
Of 155 students reporting assaults during the 2022 school year, students at the U.S. Naval Academy reported 61 — nearly double the school’s total for the previous year.
3 reasons Baltimore City and Baltimore Co. schools were rated lowest in the region
A closer look at Maryland School Report Card data helps answer why Baltimore City and Baltimore County schools performed so poorly.
Izaiah Carter’s mom says she was concerned about son’s safety after Patterson HS fight
Carter was an “intelligent kid who came into the program to keep out of the noise," his JROTC instructor said.
New Maryland school ratings are out. Baltimore City and county performed among the worst.
In the first update to Maryland School Report Card ratings since 2019, Baltimore City and county schools performed worst in the region.
Retired florist’s loss sprouts newfound dedication to get a diploma
Over 50 years have passed since she was last in school as a teenager. But now school is back in session for a 73–year-old who is enrolled in a Baltimore City Community College program to get her diploma.
Commentary: College Board’s rotted roots reflected in decision on AP African American Studies
The College Board stripped down its AP African American Studies curriculum, failing to create a curriculum that centers Black scholars, two University of Maryland College of Education professors say.
How Maryland’s top schools official is tackling poverty and the teacher shortage
Maryland’s State School Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury has become an activist in his new role, pushing legislation in a way that prior superintendents haven’t.
Something in the water? Black actresses with Maryland ties flourish in television and film
Moses Ingram is part of a contingent of Black Maryland women dominating TV and film roles.
Commentary: Another student was fatally shot outside school. Make it stop.
After the fourth fatal shooting of a teenager on or near school grounds this school year, teacher Kerry Graham writes: “Our city must change. Children are dying. Unnecessarily. Violently. Often.”
Mfume and Cardin backing bill to promote teaching of Black history
“The bill establishes a precedent, which is absent right now. And that precedent is protection of historical facts and the history of African Americans,” Mfume said.
