Three generations. One AFRAM. How 50 years of the festival has resonated with attendees! www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...

Since ICE detained two Baltimore parents at their daughter’s school last week, little has emerged about their lives. But details about the quiet, hardworking mom and dad, as described by their neighbors, are at stark odds with the government’s narrative. app.thebaltimorebanner.com/XWV6QBFUZRCO...

Last week, ICE agents detained a mother and father during morning drop-off at a temporary learning space for Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School kids in far East Baltimore. The school is over 40% Hispanic and over a third of kids are learning English. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says. (w/ @mayaklora.bsky.social and @lizbowie.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Why was Montgomery County Council member Laurie-Anne Sayles in Hawaii during budget deliberations? I got the records: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The former Baltimore teacher of the year charged last month with sexual solicitation of a minor said he was just trying to warn the (fake) teen against dangerous relationships with older men. He also insisted he thought "Aiden" was 16 - the age of consent in MD. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Gov. Wes Moore will soon face what could turn out to be one of the most influential education decisions he’ll make as governor. Will Maryland opt in to Trump's national school voucher program? It’s a risky calculation.

Baltimore lets any family with a 4-year-old apply for public pre-K. The school choice program prioritizes low-income kids, so not everyone can go where they want or where they live closest to. But it's always free. Here's how to get a spot: www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Baltimore’s pre-K ‘dumpster fire’ is shutting some families out of neighborhood schools

BREAKING: Annapolis has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a years-long housing discrimination lawsuit. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:

Morgan State University, Maryland’s largest historically Black college, is expanding its off-campus housing options after another year of record-breaking enrollment. The public research university has seen five straight years of enrollment growth. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

How the show went on: Back in February, the Baltimoree School for the Arts shuttered for weeks after a pipe burst flooded parts of the 100-year-old building. The arts community helped get kids back on track, but things aren't quite back to normal just yet www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Baltimore School for the Arts is still picking up the pieces after winter flood, @mayaklora.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Harford County school board selects its first Black superintendent

Baltimore School for the Arts is still picking up the pieces after winter flood

Dennis Jutras, who until recently worked with Baltimore City Public Schools students, was charged with sexual solicitation of a minor for allegedly trying to meet and hook up with an officer posing as a 15-year-old boy www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Maryland students made one of the fastest pandemic recoveries www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

It’s the bike bus, Baltimore’s cutest mode of transportation. The idea is simple: A bunch of kids and parents meet up to ride their bikes to school together. buff.ly/Mexswbn

Immigration enforcement is inching closer to Southeast Baltimore schools

The new head of Baltimore City Public Schools is a math whiz known for using data to turn around struggling schools. But as CEO, he'll need to do a lot more than just academics while answering for controversial decisions. Is this the job that finally sticks? www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Congratulations to the journalists who made the 22nd class of EWA Reporting Fellows! Each EWA Reporting Fellowship provides up to $5K to help cover reporting costs, plus other assistance. ewa.org/members-news... #eduSKY #journalistSKY #education #journalism #reporting

“I want people to care because otherwise he gets away with it." Women at the University of Maryland Medical Center say pharmacist Matthew Bathula secretly accessed intimate photos, emails and camera feeds from their online accounts. buff.ly/VC9bJoI

Menopause. The once avoided conversation is now everywhere online and in the news. Women left in the dark on what’s happening to their bodies are thirsting for information. Maryland wants to ensure doctors know how to help them. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

BREAKING: Feds level criminal charges in Key Bridge disaster, accusing company and 1 employee of improperly using flushing pumps — which can cause blackouts — and lying to investigators. W/ @hayesgardner.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Candidates for Anne Arundel County Executive were receptive to the idea of a tax on secondary luxury homes, sometimes called pieds-à-terre, in the county. And if that sounds familiar, it's b/c Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul have proposed such a tax in New York. Read more @thebaltimorebanner.com:

“We love you, Mrs. Moore!” the students screamed at a surprise pep rally. The consummate educator turned it into a teaching moment. “You know, love is reciprocal,” she told the children. “When you love someone, they want to love you back.” “I love you, too." www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

This is my first week at The Banner's new Prince George's County bureau. I'm covering education and all things children and families. I'm so excited to join a newsroom that supports local stories rooted in our communities. Have a story idea? DMs are open! www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Our reporting on Justin Tucker won the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award for Sports Investigations:

Happy college graduation season! We put together a list of Maryland’s notable speakers this year for your viewing pleasure. Featuring an astronaut, a comic book writer, and a whole lot of politicians. No muppets this year! www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

Baltimore City Public Schools has a FY27 budget and I have a breakdown of how the district will receive and spend $1.95 billion www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Read the series by Liz, @invisibae.bsky.social, @ryanlittle.bsky.social & @ajv.bsky.social which showed how unreliable public transit makes it nearly impossible for city students to get to school on time, making access to a car a key factor in students’ success: www.thebanner.com/specials/sch...

So thrilled for our whole @thebaltimorebanner.com team to be recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes for a *second year in a row* but especially @lizbowie.bsky.social who helped create this place and is the heart and soul of the Banner!

The Banner is a Pulitzer finalist for series on Baltimore’s school bus failures

How a Howard County principal helped a struggling middle school turn the corner

What do 9/11, a cruise to Bermuda and a seaside TV show have in common? Read "All the World Can Hold" to find out. And then come watch me interview the author about it at this month's Banner Book Club www.thebanner.com/culture/book...

How 9/11 and a cruise to Bermuda come together in ‘All the World Can Hold’ www.thebanner.com/culture/book...

Baltimore’s next schools chief has some unfinished business waiting for him

Baltimore City Public Schools has its first new CEO in 10 yrs: He's from Atlanta, comes to Baltimore from Philly, has a long record of improving academic achievement and will make $345,000 a year. It's his first time in a superintendent gig. w/ @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

How Baltimore County schools are winning over homeschoolers

Jermaine Dawson, an experienced educator who has held high-level positions at major school districts from Houston to Philadelphia, will be the first new leader of Baltimore City Public Schools in a decade. buff.ly/yaeP5CW

New: Jermaine Dawson, an experienced educator who’s held high-level positions at major school districts from Houston to Philadelphia, will be the new leader of Baltimore City Public Schools. He spoke with the Banner’s @mayaklora.bsky.social & @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 in relief

After years of advocacy from grieving parents, Maryland legislators on Monday passed a $1,000 tax credit for parents of stillborn babies www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

From @talia-richman.bsky.social: Her dad didn’t talk about the Holocaust. After his death, she’s learning to tell his story. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

A day care’s 24/7 cameras rebuilt parents’ trust where kids were once abused

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It’s not easy to operate a college in Hungary. So how does a small school in Maryland, which educates 3,000 students and has an endowment of under $200 million pull it off? My latest story looks at McDaniel College's satellite campus in Hungary: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

For many new and expecting parents, The Womb Room is a must visit for yoga, doulas and community. But The Castle fire displaced the staple, pushing it out of Hampden for the first time in over a decade. Where does The Womb Room go from here? www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

When Dana Riley bought her day care building, she didn’t think anyone would associate her with the sexual abuse and shooting scandal tied to its former owners. When she couldn’t shake the distrust and doubt, she came up with a solution: 24/7 live-streamed cameras www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

By @mayaklora.bsky.social: A day care’s 24/7 cameras rebuilt parents’ trust where kids were once abused. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)