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Baltimore’s school system has embarked on an ambitious project to renovate, replace and combine dozens of the oldest schools in the state over the next…
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A power issue at Baltimore City schools headquarters on North Avenue has knocked the system’s web site off line and snarled some plans for final exams.…
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The much talked about Common Core State Standards for grades K through 12 are designed to make students think more critically and abstractedly in…
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Some Baltimore city schools got mini facelifts this week—courtesy of nearly 200 volunteers from Catholic Heart Workcamp. The faith-based, non-profit…
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Some tough news about several historically black colleges has prompted folks to wonder if they're viable and necessary — questions that sometimes simplify their strengths and challenges. -
Patterson Park Public Charter School fifth graders spent their school year learning about the War of 1812, inside and outside the classroom. And yesterday…
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School’s out. And that means most students are concentrating on the freedom that summer vacation brings. But they aren’t the only ones ready for fun and…
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Baltimore schools CEO, Andres Alonso, isn’t the only one saying good-bye to the city’s 85,000 students. Three out of the nine commissioners on the…
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Only 11 percent of Baltimore city teachers would vote for their current contract again, according to a survey released today. Contract negotiations are…
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Classes ended a week early for one popular Baltimore County school program. The Mobile Agriculture Science Laboratory closed up shop Friday at Ridgely…
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Chronic absenteeism—missing 20 days or more of school in a year—dropped in Baltimore city last year, but only by about 2 percent. This graph compares…
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Nearly a quarter of Baltimore city’s public school students are considered chronically absent. They miss more than 20 days of school every year. And that…
