Education

The state board of education voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new payment system for families earning between $83,000 and $166,000. But some say there are still many details to work out.

Advocates say the Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act properly recognizes community college students for their academic work, and guarantees avenues for transferring.

Members of Teachers and Researchers United, the graduate student union, say they’ve been negotiating with the university for nine months — and are still facing barriers.

The 10 year plan will better educational and health services for children.

We’ll go On the Record with education reporter Liz Bowie of the Baltimore Banner. City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises’ contract is up in June. Will she stay? Maryland students are missing lots of school days. How are schools responding? Plus, a new contract for Baltimore teachers.

Superintendent Myriam Rogers says most of the over 500 eliminated positions are already vacant, and will produce no layoffs.

Tom chats with former UMBC President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III about his latest book "The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success."

District leaders say principals and teachers need more disciplinary power to address rising school violence and behavioral issues. One Baltimore-based nonprofit says meditation does the same — without harming students’ education.

This is the third time Delegate Shaneka Henson will sponsor the Cameron Carden Act, which has stalled in the senate for the past two years.

After months of negotiating, district leaders and the local union finalized pay raises for the current school year. But the payment scale system will change completely in July.