This Takoma Park priest has agreed to be the standby guardian for 31 children amid the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign to expel immigrants.

Forced 9,000 miles from her family, Melissa Tran confronts what comes next for her U.S.-born children.

Public schools often struggle to fund services for students with disabilities. But at Bel Air Elementary, first grader Joe Hughes has the support he needs to thrive.

The ladies of Western High School are about to welcome royalty, all thanks to their principal’s boss.

The final Cow Tales bedtime stories of this year’s fair are Friday and Saturday from 7-8 p.m.

Starting next fall, Towson University will cut tuition and fees by more than $12,000 for students from seven neighboring states and Washington, D.C.

PISA international test results show concerning global declines in student learning. U.S. students posted some of their lowest scores ever in math and reading, but other countries are doing worse.

The University of Maryland, College Park, is threatening legal action against a cannabis product company over its “Terps” name.

Educators and researchers who embrace cursive say that the skill can help students’ motor skills, improve their writing’s legibility and even help them better retain what they’re learning.

Bill Heiser has promised to raise graduation rates and test scores and rebuild trust in Baltimore County schools, where repeated budget cuts have hurt morale.

Gov. Wes Moore has spent at least a portion of one in every five days out of state since he took office in 2023 — and that pace of travel has accelerated as his national profile has grown, according t...

At one of the first licensed fully outdoor preschools in Maryland, low-income and kids of color won't be shut out of the benefits nature brings.

A group of parents want to reduce how much time students spend on laptops.

Dyann Mack, a lifelong Harford resident and 30-year veteran of the school system, is determined to put the focus back on what’s happening in the classroom.

An arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.

Community leaders say the bus crash that injured more than 30 people exposed years of unresolved traffic and pedestrian safety problems in downtown Pikesville.

A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulatory...

Half of teen moms don’t graduate high school. Excel Academy is different.

Challengers Kevin W. Parson and Jamar Day ended Tuesday night neck-and-neck for the fourth spot on November’s ballot.

Hundreds of Crofton children were set to attend Arundel Middle and Arundel High starting this fall.

William “Bill” Heiser, the chief operating officer of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, will take Baltimore County’s top schools job on July 1.

These AFRAM attendees remember their experiences, both personal and professional, at the annual Baltimore festival.

ICE agents detained two adults on public school property Thursday in a chaotic scene caught on video.

Kathryn Albert alleges that the school system was negligent in hiring Dazhon Darien, whose AI-generated audio recording tarnished her reputation.

About 40 employees said they want a new leader who works well with unions, collaborates with staff to save money before making cuts, and who will retain educators.

Former Baltimore teacher of the year Dennis Jutras told Chris Hansen he was trying to warn a teen in a Harford County sting operation targeting adults seeking sex with minors.

It’s not easy for James “Trae” McVicker III to be on Harford County’s school board. But he says it’s worth it.

The Mount Vernon arts community rallied around teachers and students who knew the show must go on.

When I look for a braider, I need fair pricing, a wide offering of styles and, most importantly, someone who actually listens.

If you talk to a parent about technology in the classroom, one brand of software comes up again and again — and the feedback is typically critical.

Dyann Mack, the interim superintendent for Harford County Public Schools, will continue to lead the district for the next four years.

Maryland ranks 3rd for improvement in reading, and 5th in math.

Baltimore County Public Schools is racing to hire a new superintendent within two months following Myriam Rogers’ abrupt retirement.

Jermaine Dawson will finally fulfill his goal of leading a school district. Baltimore will be the ultimate test.

Founded in 2015 by a pair of Marylanders, the Classic Learning Test has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.

A by-the-numbers look at where money is going in Baltimore’s public schools.

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

The Banner is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for local news, meaning the organization has been recognized at the highest levels of journalism two years in a row.

Prince George’s County public high school students with at least a 3.0 grade point average will now be eligible for direct admission to Bowie State University.

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future means some schools will see big gains and others will face cuts for the first time in five years.

Back-to-back fights in the 1970s almost ended Baltimore's beloved Flower Mart. But civic leaders brought it back, and it has become one of the city's favorite festivals.

The 2024 incident at Pikesville High School showed the law hadn’t caught up with technology, one Maryland senator says.

The Community Trust Act would block corrections officials and law enforcement from holding or detaining an individual for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless a judge has issued a warrant.

Sean Bulson is speaking out for the first time since speculation about his behavior on a 2024 work trip to New Orleans circulated on social media during the winter and led the school board to fire him in February.

Sean Bulson is speaking out for the first time since speculation about his behavior on a 2024 work trip to New Orleans circulated on social media during the winter and led the school board to fire him in February.

Artemis II crew members want to name a moon crater after fellow astronaut Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll.

As the federal government curtails trans rights, local trans community members say it’s more important than ever to be visible.

Inside Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ communities’ ballroom culture, the slang term is rooted in survival, code-switching, and community.