Baltimore’s next schools chief has unfinished business waiting for him Outgoing Baltimore schools CEO Sonja Santelises can point to progress, but her successor, Jermaine Dawson, faces a host of challenges.

Baltimore’s next schools chief has some unfinished business waiting for him

Baltimore City Public Schools names Philadelphia leader as new CEO Jermaine Dawson will replace Sonja Santelises, who has been in the job for over a decade.

Baltimore City Public Schools has its first new CEO in 10 yrs: He's from Atlanta, comes to Baltimore from Philly, has a long record of improving academic achievement and will make $345,000 a year. It's his first time in a superintendent gig. w/ @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

How Baltimore County schools are winning over homeschoolers Baltimore County Public Schools’ revamped online learning program is helping the district rebuild its enrollment after losing students for the past five years.

How Baltimore County schools are winning over homeschoolers

Jermaine Dawson, an experienced educator who has held high-level positions at major school districts from Houston to Philadelphia, will be the first new leader of Baltimore City Public Schools in a decade. buff.ly/yaeP5CW

Baltimore City Public Schools names Philadelphia leader as new CEO Jermaine Dawson will replace Sonja Santelises, who has been in the job for over a decade.

New: Jermaine Dawson, an experienced educator who’s held high-level positions at major school districts from Houston to Philadelphia, will be the new leader of Baltimore City Public Schools.
He spoke with the Banner’s @mayaklora.bsky.social & @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/education/k-...

Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 in relief Parents have fought for years to get monetary relief from state legislators.

Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 in relief

Grieving parents of stillborn babies would receive tax credit under Maryland bill The one-time tax credit for families of stillborn babies could help defray unexpected costs and pain of losing a child.

Last year, I had the fortune of talking with two moms of stillborn babies, who were vulnerable enough to share their stories with me and legislators. The bill's sponsor said he appreciated the bravery they showed in sharing the worst days of their lives. www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 tax credit Parents have fought for years to get monetary relief from state legislators.

After years of advocacy from grieving parents, Maryland legislators on Monday passed a $1,000 tax credit for parents of stillborn babies www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Why a Holocaust survivor’s daughter is telling her family story to students The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington began the Maggid workshop when confronted with a stark truth: The Holocaust’s primary sources are dying.

From @talia-richman.bsky.social: Her dad didn’t talk about the Holocaust. After his death, she’s learning to tell his story. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

A day care’s 24/7 cameras rebuilt parents’ trust where kids were once abused The child care center formerly owned by Shanteari Young in Baltimore County has found new life.

A day care’s 24/7 cameras rebuilt parents’ trust where kids were once abused

It’s local news day! This local journalist works for the only Maryland outlet that dedicates a reporter to covering early childhood education on the biggest education reporting team in the state. Please read, support & promote local news! Please read, support & promote The Banner! ❤️🗞️

The Maryland college outlasting Hungary’s war on universities McDaniel College’s satellite campus in Budapest is thriving, despite Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s contentious higher education policies.

It’s not easy to operate a college in Hungary. So how does a small school in Maryland, which educates 3,000 students and has an endowment of under $200 million pull it off?

My latest story looks at McDaniel College's satellite campus in Hungary:

www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

The Castle fire displaced a beloved space for parents. What's next for The Womb Room? The popular spot for prenatal yoga, birth doulas and infant care classes is in limbo, operating out of a temporary space 3 miles away in Govans.

For many new and expecting parents, The Womb Room is a must visit for yoga, doulas and community. But The Castle fire displaced the staple, pushing it out of Hampden for the first time in over a decade. Where does The Womb Room go from here? www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

How this day care rebuilt trust after a shooting and abuse scandal The new owner of Shanteari Young’s former child care center lets parents watch classroom livestreams.

When Dana Riley bought her day care building, she didn’t think anyone would associate her with the sexual abuse and shooting scandal tied to its former owners. When she couldn’t shake the distrust and doubt, she came up with a solution: 24/7 live-streamed cameras www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

A day care’s 24/7 cameras rebuilt parents’ trust where kids were once abused The child care center formerly owned by Shanteari Young in Baltimore County has found new life.

By @mayaklora.bsky.social: A day care’s 24/7 cameras rebuilt parents’ trust where kids were once abused. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

An old bottle can fetch tens of thousands of dollars at this Howard County show The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club annually hosts the world’s largest one-day bottle show, a lucrative antique market that draws serious collectors and even more serious money to the Howard County Fairgrounds...

An old bottle can fetch tens of thousands of dollars at this Howard County show

Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman is preparing to lead the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years. His proud father, battling cancer, wants to see it. buff.ly/ZSdcVKA

🥹🥹🥹 the best place to do this work with the best people

These foster parents have taken in 15 kids. Their goal: Send them home. The Baltimore couple is unusual in a state where half of families stop taking foster kids within the first year.

De'Jonnae and her husband José live by one universal truth: Reunification is the goal. These foster parents have taken in 15 kids over 5 years, making them an outlier in a state where the number of foster parents has been declining and half tap out after just 1 year www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

Republican Party official indicted on wire fraud, money laundering charges James Appel, a Maryland Republican Party official, was indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering charges, court records show.

BREAKING NEWS: James Appel, who has worked for the Maryland Republican Party and many GOP candidates, has been indicted in federal court on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

Here's what we know. Story w/Justin Fenton:

www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

After travel chaos Saturday, BWI returns to almost normal with short lines ICE agents were deployed to Baltimore’s airport for security checks, not immigration enforcement, Governor Moore says.

I’m here at #BWI and happy to report that as of right now, the lines are short and flowing

www.thebanner.com/culture/trav...

Morgan State wrestling is 'a lighthouse.' They hope others will follow them. On Thursday, Yannis Charles and Eugene Harney will make history as the first NCAA qualifiers in Morgan State’s Division I era, after the program had been on a hiatus for over two decades.

There are over 100 HBCUs. Nearly 80 schools are home to a D-I wrestling program. Only one school can claim to be both: Morgan State.

Two of its wrestlers will compete in this week's NCAA Championships. On a program many see as a "lighthouse" for HBCUs:

Months after the Castle fire, is the rebuild underway? The Castle in Hampden was badly damaged by a three-alarm fire in November, and rebuilding could take years. Meanwhile, tenants have had to find new homes.

Months after the Castle fire, is the rebuild underway? @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Rise Early Learning Center helps moms fight social isolation — and find child care, too This University of Maryland, Baltimore, program fights the rising social isolation among parents.

Everyone knows it takes a village to raise a child. But as extended families live increasingly far apart and the cost of living rises, many parents find themselves without the help they need. So moms started building their home away from home in West Baltimore. www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

ICE sent Maryland detainees to Arizona before congressional oversight visit For months, the overcrowded, bleak conditions on the sixth floor of the George H. Fallon Federal Building have drawn attention from Maryland lawmakers, a federal judge and the state’s top prosecutor.

NEW: When Maryland's congressional delegation visited ICE's overcrowded holding rooms in downtown Baltimore Monday, they found the place unexpectedly empty.

What happened to all the people being held there? We figured it out.

Story for @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Baltimore’s queer hidden histories galvanize a new generation As the Trump administration and conservative legislatures around the country attack rights secured for LGBTQIA+ people, Baltimore historians say sharing the stories of queer ancestors has never been m...

Historians, scholars and artists are working to unearth, record, preserve and share Maryland’s LGBTQ+ history— work they say is all the more urgent as the Trump administration and conservative legislatures try to roll back the rights of queer people www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Everyone has seen Baltimore’s missing boy. So why can’t authorities find him? Tristan King ran from a caseworker in Baltimore and has been missing since September. Brooklyn residents have seen him, but authorities can’t find him.

A series of incidents left 9yo Tristan King homeless and dodging help. His case was compounded by slow responses and missteps by officials.
Will he be found?

A heart-wrenching story from @leeosanderlin.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social & Jessica Calefati:
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Want to teach little kids in Montgomery County? You can earn a degree for free. The school district wants to turn support staff into the fully certified teachers it needs.

Montgomery County needs more pre-K and early elementary teachers. Paraeducators are already in the classroom, but modest salaries can prevent them for chasing a higher education. Local universities and the public school system have a solution: free degrees www.thebanner.com/education/ea...

No detainees held at Baltimore detention center during congressional visit The visit follows a federal judge’s Friday order to limit the number of detainees in the Baltimore facility to 56 across all five holding rooms.

The hold rooms at Baltimore's ICE field office are empty, according to Maryland Congress members who toured the facility Monday.

Their visit comes days after a federal judge imposed a limit on the number of people that could be held there.

tinyurl.com/4apnefss

Johns Hopkins’ D.C. real estate portfolio just got even bigger Johns Hopkins University bought a second building in D.C., continuing its expansion into the nation's capital.

Johns Hopkins University has its eyes on D.C.

The elite university just bought a second building in the nation's capital, bringing its total D.C. footprint to almost 600,000 square feet. Inside Hopkins' Bloomberg Center + the university's D.C. ambitions:
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...