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Maryland lawsuit challenges federal threats to withhold education funding

Liz Bowie and Holly Ramer

Apr 25, 2025

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined 18 other states challenging the U.S. education department’s threats to withhold school funding.

Annapolis was supposed to get a new charter school. Then Trump took office.

Maya Lora

Apr 25, 2025

New Village Academy faced a series of setbacks, including the sale of the Annapolis Mall to a new owner just as the school was negotiating its lease.

University of Maryland faculty vote to join Big Ten alliance against Trump

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 25, 2025

The University of Maryland is among nine Big Ten colleges whose faculty senates voted to join an alliance called a mutual defense compact.

Maryland schools won’t end diversity programs, despite Trump demands

Liz Bowie

Apr 24, 2025

Carey M. Wright, Maryland state superintendent of schools, and Josh Michael, the state school board president, released a joint statement Thursday on diversity programming in schools.

How a former Maryland U.S. attorney became key in Harvard’s legal battle

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Former Special Counsel Robert Hur returns from a short break to resume his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hur investigated U.S. President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and published a final report with contentious conclusions about Biden’s memory.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools

Apr 24, 2025

Education Secretary Linda McMahon had directed school districts to sign a letter certifying they were in compliance with the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights law.

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Liz Bowie, Maryland education reporter

Jessica Calefati, Student success reporter

Kristen Griffith, Educator workforce reporter

Maya Lora, Early childhood education reporter

Ellie Wolfe, Higher Education Reporter

Rachel Cieri Mull, Education Editor

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Developer Chasen Cos. is unraveling — and leaving a mess across Baltimore

Work at 1400 Aliceanna St., a major Chasen Cos. development, has been stopped for months.

Maryland overhauls process for releasing aging and sick prisoners: ‘It’s about mercy’

Maryland lawmakers passed a bill that makes several changes to medical and geriatric parole.

5 things we learned from the Ravens’ draft

Safety Malaki Starks, second from right, the Baltimore Ravens first round draft pick, 27th overall, poses with defensive coordinator Zack Orr, left, head coach John Harbaugh, and general manager Eric DeCosta during an NFL football press conference at the Under Armor Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md., Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Falcons on the 33rd floor: Webcams let you get up close with nature around Maryland

A screenshot from the Chesapeake Conservancy's peregrine falcon webcam, which is watching a nest on a skyscraper in Baltimore.

Inside Malaki Starks’ ‘appealing’ talent: Here’s what first-round pick can do for Ravens’ defense

Safety Malaki Starks won’t turn 22 until November, and the Ravens can afford to be patient with his development.

Baltimore County Public Library takes a page from the Pratt with marquee author series

Rona Kobell

Apr 23, 2025

Bestselling authors Erik Larson, Jennifer Weiner, and Percival Everett are three of the upcoming speakers at the Baltimore County Public Library's author series.

Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents opposed to LGBTQ books in schools

Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Apr 22, 2025

A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case are pictured, Tuesday, April, 15, 2025, in Washington.

Baltimore schools cyberattack compromised staff and student data

Kristen Griffith

Apr 22, 2025

Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises was among the employees whose data was involved in a cybersecurity breach.

Maryland’s largest school district heads to the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know.

Kristen Griffith

Apr 22, 2025

A selection of books featuring LGBTQ characters that are part of a Supreme Court case

He refused to censor his lecture. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 21, 2025

Ryan Holiday gives a talk at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2023.

A troubled New York investor started to flip a Baltimore community. Then he died.

Hallie Miller

Apr 21, 2025

The Dutch Village apartment complex was home to as many as 120 students at Yorkwood Elementary School last year.

Johns Hopkins University bus crashes into Charles Village buildings, injuring several people

Julie Scharper and Ariel Zambelich

Updated Apr 20, 2025

A Johns Hopkins University bus crashed into a building on N. Charles Street at E. 25th Street in Baltimore after a multi-vehicle accident on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

7 University of Maryland students lose visas amid federal crackdown

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 17, 2025

University of Maryland, College Park students among a rising number across the country who’ve suddenly lost their ability to legally stay in the U.S.

Woman joins growing wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse at Calvert Hall

Cody Boteler

Apr 17, 2025

Calvert Hall College High School photographed on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Lawmakers hope changes bring more stability, transparency to Howard Community College

Jess Nocera

Apr 17, 2025

The Howard Community College board is set to expand by two members.

How to get a Maryland child care scholarship before they’re gone

Maya Lora

Apr 16, 2025

Maryland's popular child care scholarship program will stop giving out new scholarships for at least four months.

New court filings reveal total of 19 men allege sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall

Cody Boteler

Apr 15, 2025

Attorney Steve Kelly, who is working with some of those who claim to be survivors of abuse, accused Calvert Hall of retaliating against victims when they came forward with concerns.

37 Johns Hopkins students had visas revoked in nationwide crackdown

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 15, 2025

International students file legal challenges over widespread US visa revocations

Annie Ma, Associated Press

Apr 15, 2025

In Annapolis, reading Maya Angelou was a small act of rebellion

Rick Hutzell

Apr 15, 2025

Kaylee Jones, a student at Annapolis High School, reads from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" on April 12, 2025 in Annapolis, MD. The book was banned from the Naval Academy library.

Survivors allege ‘decades’ of sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall

Cody Boteler

Updated Apr 14, 2025

Attorney Robert Jenner, center, called on Gov. Wes Moore to veto legislation that would slash what survivors of childhood sexual abuse can win in civil court cases in Maryland.

‘Several dozen’ Johns Hopkins student visas revoked

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 11, 2025

Some students wait for a shuttle while others walk past the Johns Hopkins University sign welcoming people to the Homewood Campus from Charles Street in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

Maryland colleges back lawsuit to halt Trump visa cancellations

Ellie Wolfe

Apr 11, 2025

The University System of Maryland joined others to sign an amicus brief to stop the Trump administration from revoking student visas without cause.

Maryland schools plan to comply with federal DEI demands

Liz Bowie

Apr 11, 2025

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Maryland sues over Trump administration’s sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools

Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

Apr 11, 2025

State education officials have said budget implications from the loss of the pandemic recovery funds could be catastrophic.

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