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My students share stories of the dreams they set aside. I wasn’t expecting them to make me question my own life choices.
February 4, 2023
Chris Bendann, who taught at the private school for boys in North Baltimore, was charged with rape and sexual abuse of a minor.
February 3, 2023
A playful TikTok video led to cyberbullying against Keylin Perez, the first Latina to be crowned Miss Coppin State University at the historically Black college.
Following criticism from conservative politicians in Florida, the College Board revised the curriculum to make some contemporary topics optional.
The roof of the school on Furley Avenue is lined with five-gallon buckets.
February 1, 2023
As educators nationwide face new challenges in teaching about the Black experience, some area teachers are taking it upon themselves to ensure that students are learning about such studies.
Baltimore County leaders say it’s expected to take years to solve the overcrowding problem among high schools across the Northeastern region of the community.
January 31, 2023
The four school board members appointed by Larry Hogan will stay on until Gov. Wes Moore replaces them, even though their terms expired in December.
The MCAP is administered to students in grades 3 through 8 in math and English, as well as students in 10th grade for English and algebra.
January 26, 2023
The school system says it was a “victim” and has made improvements to become a national model of cyberdefense.
January 25, 2023
The school board has unanimously approved a request for proposal for superintendent search services. It came a day after embattled Superintendent Darryl Williams announced he wasn’t seeking a new term.
In 196 schools in the Baltimore region, less than 5% of students passed the math test in at least one grade.
January 24, 2023
The announcement came amid criticism of his leadership style and a looming board decision about whether to seek a new leader.
January 23, 2023
Two speakers said the Gifted and Talented/Advanced Academics program lacks sufficient staffing and the challenging curriculum needed for a program in which nearly a third of students participate.
January 19, 2023
Of the more than one-third of the foster children prescribed psychotropic drugs, half are given more than one drug, despite concerns by the medical community about the use of multiple psychotropic drugs by children, according to the complaint.
January 17, 2023