Laura Loh

The Baltimore school board and several charter school operators struck a compromise yesterday over how much funding the independently operated schools should receive, enabling them to open this fall. Some...

Weighing in on a yearlong dispute over wages for Baltimore public school teachers and aides, a mediation panel recommended yesterday that the city school board grant 3 percent pay raises...

Maryland's highest court undermined yesterday a Baltimore judge's latest effort to have the state provide millions of dollars in extra aid to the city schools this year. In a 39-page...

The city school system will seek a court order and file a federal complaint challenging a decision requiring school systems to spend as much to educate charter school students as...

One recent morning, a group of fourth-graders filed out of Jane Brewer's classroom, appearing refreshed and ready for their afternoon classes. "I like to sing because it brings out 'me,'"...

The severe spending restrictions that Baltimore school officials imposed two years ago amid a financial crisis would be eased under a $1 billion spending plan proposed last night by city...

Lawyers for the state, Baltimore schools and education advocates converged on Maryland's highest court yesterday to present arguments in a case that could deal a major financial blow to the...

A majority of Maryland voters support increasing state funding for Baltimore's beleaguered schools, according to a recent Sun poll. The statewide support offers encouragement to city educators as they prepare...

Despite a court order that sought to make available up to $45 million in extra funds for Baltimore schools this year, school officials say they won't be able to quickly...