TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County’s public high schools placed well in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list that was released on Wednesday, with five placing among the top 30 high schools in the state, 10 among the top 150, three among the state’s top five magnet schools, and two among the nation’s best magnet schools. Eastern Technical […]
TOWSON, MD—As Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers (Yarbrough) begins her first year at the helm of Baltimore County Public Schools, the school system opened the 2023-2024 school year on Monday by welcoming more than 111,000 students into its 176 schools, centers, and programs. “My team and I spent this summer working intensively to prepare for this school year,” said Dr. Rogers. […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police and the Maryland Center for School Safety remind motorists to stop for school buses as students return to class. Drivers must stop at least 20 feet from a school bus with the stop arm extended and the red lights flashing. Do not pass the bus from any direction until the stop signals are off and the […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller this week joined officials from the Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland State Department of Education, and Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs to help ensure students across the state are prepared for the 2023-24 school year. At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, Lt. Governor Miller helped pack bags […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library this week announced that Sunday service would resume at select library branches. BCPL will be reopening at seven branches on Sundays beginning September 10th. This service will run the Sunday after Labor Day through the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend—May 19, 2024. The following branches will be open to the public on Sundays from […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—THE AVENUE at White Marsh will soon be building a “StoryWalk.” StoryWalk® is a fun and engaging way for children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time – together. The movement- and literacy-boosting project places an illustrated children’s book on display along a walking route. THE AVENUE at White Marsh will be installing […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Student proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) in School Year 2022-2023 are at their highest in nearly a decade with the largest single-year gain in grades 3-8 over the same time period. Statewide results (PDF) of the latest Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) assessments show notable improvements in literacy and mathematics, with literacy results surpassing pre-pandemic performance. Student […]
BALTIMORE, MD—In a sealed order issued August 16, 2023, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City authorized the Office of the Attorney General to release a revised, substantially unredacted version of the Attorney General’s Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The court unsealed its ruling on Tuesday and authorized OAG to release the new version of the […]