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K-12 schools

    Transit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time
    Unreliable public transportation turns school choice into a false promise.
    Brooke Bourne, a senior at Western High School, has quite the journey home from school. She takes a bus and the subway to get home on a foggy December day. Each form of transit has nine stops.
    We tracked every MTA bus Baltimore students ride to school. Here’s how.
    This first-of-its-kind analysis shows it’s nearly impossible for city students to get to school on time every day on public transit.
    A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, rides the bus across Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024. Lucas’ bus ride takes over an hour.
    Which Baltimore school is best for you? Compare routes using this tool.
    Use this tool to compare routes from your neighborhood to any Baltimore public school.
    Maryland House passes bill on health, sex education requirements
    The largely party-line vote represented the third year in a row that state delegates have sought to weigh in on curriculum.
    The Maryland House of Delegates on opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
    School libraries without librarians? Budget cuts could do that in one Maryland county
    The 14 media specialists on the chopping block are among more than 90 positions that could be eliminated next year.
    A corner of the library can be seen at Nottingham Middle School on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
    Letter: All Maryland students should have access to no-cost meals
    Providing access to healthy meals for all students tears down the stigma and barriers that come with food scarcity and need, writes Mary Kay Connerton, the Anne Arundel County Public Schools coordinator of wellness.
    School administrators work hard to ensure that the thousands of means consumed by students across the district comply with the strict nutrional guidelines imposed by the federal government to establish healthy eating habits at a young age.
    List: School closings and delays for Wednesday
    With snow starting to fall in and around Baltimore, school districts have begun to announce their operational plans for Wednesday.
    A snow plow spreads salt on Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson as snow begins to stick late Tuesday.
    Baltimore County schools‘ ICE policies scrutinized after teacher‘s alleged threat
    CASA held a news conference after a Baltimore County teacher allegedly threatened to report undocumented students to ICE.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
    Baltimore County schools will not get the money they want, county executive says
    The school system is asking for an almost 11% increase in spending. Klausmeier said it’s not happening.
    Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier said the school system’s proposed budget is not realistic.
    Former teacher and attorney remembered for his love of Baltimore and bringing people together
    Vincent Andrews died after a two-year battle with cancer.
    Vincent Andrews
    Baltimore County schools investigate teacher over apparent offer to help ICE
    Posts on X allegedly showed a social studies teacher telling ICE to message him for assistance.
    Overlea High School on Friday, February 7, 2025.
    Pikesville High AI suspect faces additional child sexual exploitation charges
    The indictment returned this week contains 12 counts, including five counts of sexual exploitation of children.
    Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
    School’s out: What recent snow days mean for school calendars
    Parents should expect a delayed start to summer or virtual learning makeup days.
    Families got to enjoy snow days in early January. But students will have to make up the lost time in other ways.
    Black History Month is under attack. We have to teach it harder.
    Three local educators have found holistic ways to incorporate Black History Month into their lessons, despite increasing national pressure to drop such focus.
    Historians and educators continue to highlight the relevance of Faith Ringgold, Henrietta Lacks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
    5 things to know about Howard County’s school cellphone ban
    Howard County Public Schools students will not be allowed to even glance at their cellphones during the school day starting March 3, under changes recently approved by the school board.
    Starting March 3rd, no Howard County Public Schools students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
    Gov. Moore’s Baltimore County school visit was bright, even as budget woes loom
    Moore enthusiastically shared his commitment to education, highlighting a $550 million bump in funding for public schools next year. There was no mention of the losses local school system leaders say they will face if the governor’s budget plans are approved.
    Gov. Wes Moore visits Reisterstown Elementary School on Thursday, January 30, 2025, to talk with educators and highlight his funding plan for public schools.
    Howard County students can’t use cellphones on campus during school day
    Come March, no Howard County public school students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
    By a 7-1 vote, the Howard County school board on Thursday approved stricter rules on cellphone use.
    Man charged in Pikesville High School AI case will remain in custody on federal charges
    U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Aslan concluded in the case of Dazhon Darien that there was no combination of conditions that could adequately assure the safety of the community.
    Dazhon Darien arrives on Monday at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson, where FBI special agents arrested him on charges of sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography.
    To save this school from closure, Baltimore took it back. What does that mean?
    The Southwest Baltimore community successfully rallied to keep a school's doors open. But they didn't get exactly what they wanted.
    In mid-January, the Baltimore City school board voted to keep Southwest Baltimore Charter School open. But it's not exactly what advocates envisioned.
    Gov. Moore has a plan to recruit more Maryland teachers. Is it enough?
    Gov. Wes Moore has proposed new ways to get Maryland schools 15,000 more educators. But some educators aren’t convinced the new plan would work.
    Maryland legislation calls for teachers to have more time for out-of-classroom work. The governor is proposing those plans be put on hold.
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