Education

Maryland Republicans are pushing to codify the Right to Learn Act, which includes BOOST, a program that provides funds for low-income families to send their children to private and parochial schools.

More than $2 million in federal funding is going to the roads, sidewalks and streets of Eager Park in East Baltimore. But community members want more.

Alvin Thornton, former chair of Maryland’s Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence said the fight for equitable funding started over 20 years ago.

In light of the controversy surrounding the teaching of African American history, teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools say they are seeing more interested students.

As right-wing lawmakers and conservative educators across the nation move to ban or restrict the teaching of Black studies in our public schools, we talk with three Black educators about how they're responding to these challenges to free thought and historical truth.

Gov. Moore's address to the General Assembly laid out his priorities in education, public service and state workforce development, among other goals for this year's legislative session. WYPR News Director Matt Bush unpacks the governor's major policy directives.

Coppin State University students may be recruited to teach their neighbors how to thrive in a technology-centric world through a program known as ConnectEagle Nation in West Baltimore City.

Baltimore County leaders say it’s expected to take years to solve the overcrowding problem among high schools across the Northeastern region of the community.

Renovation plans include building a brand new school and recreation center in Baltimore's Frankford neighborhood by 2025.

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future plans to increase salaries, provide rigorous training and retain diverse teachers in the education field but not everyone agrees the strategies will yield the desired outcome.