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The new contract boosts yearly wages, offers free transit passes and extends benefits to parents.
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A 1951 alum dedicated $50 million to the Towson-based liberal arts college’s endowment, which will likely fund student scholarships.
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County school board members approved an application for a new language-immersion charter school to open next fall.
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Just over 70% of city high schoolers graduated last spring, marking a 2-percentage-point increase from 2022. But the district still has the lowest rate statewide.
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Students at Medfield Heights Elementary school spent the week learning about the eclipse. They saw their first — and only — total eclipse in action for at least 20 years.
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We’ll go On the Record with Baltimore Banner education reporter Kristen Griffith to learn why Black teachers in Maryland are leaving the education system at higher rates than their white colleagues. Plus, we talk with three Black teachers -- whose stories differ widely.
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District leaders said in a town hall that their system surpasses the Blueprint For Maryland’s Future in terms of community schools and pre-K access, but lacks funding for some changes.
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The Freedom to Read Act, which passed both chambers of the state legislature this month, will go into effect as an emergency measure to protect librarians and the books they put on their shelves.
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Delegate Sheila Ruth is sponsoring a bill to nix the disruption charge, which targets Black and disabled students, from state law. Opponents say it exists for teacher safety.
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Watershed Public Charter School is one of 90 recipients nationwide for the first round of the Renew America’s Schools grants, which fund clean energy projects in public schools.