Education

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future promises a $10,000 pay boost for board certified teachers. But many say it’s too hard to complete alone.

Changes to juvenile crime laws, protections for gender-affirming care, and new requirements for motorcycle and horse riders become law on October 1.

As schools adopt the science of reading, one local nonprofit is pushing for guidelines on how technology impacts learning.

The university system first banned the Students for Justice in Palestine group from hosting a vigil on October 7. Then they banned all student activity for the day.

This week on the podcast, two stories about well-intended rookies in the classroom.

Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy Collective, or BYKE for short, teaches teens skills and provides them income. Leaders say the nonprofit’s work is a response to inequities in transportation and resources, and saved cyclists $300,000 last year through their free repairs.

We’ll go On the Record with two efforts in Howard County to support students. A Yale neuroscientist tells about "Activate," which uses games to improve kids’ focus and self-control. And Backpack Healthcare offers telehealth mental health treatment.

Starting this fall, 16 middle and high schools will require students to turn in their devices before class starts — a practice happening across Maryland.

One Baltimore City high school combined back-to-school sign-ups with voter registration ahead of the first day of class and many students’ first election.

The Maryland State Education Association saw Paul Lemle and Nikki Woodward take the helm as President and Vice President, respectively. The pair bring experience from a long career in education, as paraprofessionals and as teachers.