School Districts

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (159+ words) BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md — Maryland is taking aim at chronic absenteeism with a new advertising campaign, as state officials work to break down the barriers keeping students out of classrooms. "When students are in schools consistently, they are better positioned to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (368+ words) Isabella “BB” Painter attended the Summer STEM Program at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this summer. She will be a freshman at John Carroll High School this fall. Homewood student Isabella “BB” Painter spent part of her…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (379+ words) Less than two weeks after approximately 10,000 students were left waiting for school bus assignments at the start of the school year, Prince George’s County Public Schools leaders are apologizing to families and explaining what they’re doing to fix the problems....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (487+ words) A week after the first day of school and a school bus crisis, Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) leaders outlined the school system’s path forward. Many families said they are still encountering issues. “The way to get to our…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (240+ words) Crossing guards will return to certain Fairfax County high schools as the county evaluates the issue, according to a release from Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay. The crossing guards will stay in place "while evaluations are completed," McKay said....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (24+ words) WMAR 2 News Baltimore Inside New Village Academy: A high school inside Annapolis Mall...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) As the second week of school gets underway in Prince George’s County, the school district said all students have now been assigned bus routes. Initially, thousands of students had not been assigned to a route. But several families told News4 their…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Despite Prince George’s County Public Schools saying it has cleared a backlog of 10,000 students who hadn’t been assigned a bus route, some parents Monday said their children still don’t have a complete bus schedule, and others chose to drive their…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (367+ words) News4’s Megan McGrath spoke with a few parents who said they had to drive their children to school or that their school bus was late. Some parents in Prince George's County, Maryland, say they're still encountering transportation troubles after the…...

3+ week, 35+ min ago   (251+ words) Southern High School teacher Jennifer M. Davidson has been named the 2026 Maryland History Teacher of the Year by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Davidson, a 29-year teaching veteran, is beginning her 22nd year at Southern High School. She previously taught…...