MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools committee is set to continue its study on the attendance boundaries for three eastern elementary schools to address enrollment imbalances. The second committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 24, at Middle River Middle School. The study will explore new boundary lines for Chase, Oliver Beach, and Seneca elementary schools to maximize […]
TOWSON, MD—Eleven students from Baltimore County Public Schools have been named semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program, the school system announced Wednesday. These students are among the highest-scoring entrants nationwide on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). More than 1.3 million high school juniors took the exam to enter the program. The recognized students represent […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A coach at Kenwood High School and with the Parkville Recreation Council has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a minor, police announced on Tuesday. Detectives assigned to the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested 59-year-old Michael J. Pusateri on an arrest warrant for rape, assault, sex abuse of a minor, and soliciting child […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools committee is set to begin a study on the attendance boundaries for three eastern elementary schools to address enrollment imbalances. The first committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 10, at Middle River Middle School. The study will explore new boundary lines for Chase, Oliver Beach, and Seneca elementary schools to maximize […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools welcomed more than 110,000 students back to 174 schools and programs Monday, marking the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers greeted students at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, emphasizing the school system’s readiness and new initiatives for the year. “Team BCPS has worked hard to prepare for today […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools announced Thursday a new pilot program to reintroduce formal cursive writing instruction in 24 elementary schools. The program is set to begin on Monday, Nov. 3, the start of the second academic quarter. The pilot will run through the end of the 2025-2026 school year and will involve students in grades 2-4. Individual schools may […]
BEL AIR, MD—Ten educators from Harford County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City were honored with grants totaling $10,000 at the 14th annual Golden Apple Awards, hosted by Freedom Federal Credit Union. The awards ceremony, held on August 13 at Mountain Branch Grill & Pub in Joppa, recognized teachers for their innovative classroom projects. This year marked the first time the […]
TOWSON, MD—Two Baltimore County high schools have been ranked among the top five in Maryland by U.S. News & World Report, with a total of six schools placing in the state’s top 50. Eastern Technical High School held its position as the No. 1 high school in Maryland, while Western School of Technology jumped to No. 5, up from No. […]