Copycat crime can feed more violence
A spate of school shootings in less than a month has raised fears that even more "copycat" crimes lie ahead - with psychologists warning that news media attention could, in...
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Md., U.S. testing results clash
The majority of Maryland's fourth-graders are either reading whizzes or they are stumbling miserably. It all depends on who is doing the testing. If it's the federal government, only 32...
Rally calls city schools funding unjust
Wearing red Xs on their shirts and hands, Baltimore public school students took to Baltimore Street outside the Maryland State Department of Education again yesterday to express their anger at...
Maryland to appeal ruling on schools
The State Board of Education voted yesterday to appeal a Baltimore Circuit Court judge's ruling that would pump millions of dollars immediately into city classrooms and ease the schedule for...
Accusations of politics in struggle on city schools
The sparring over who will control Baltimore's struggling school system intensified yesterday as the mayor charged that the governor and state officials are trying to undercut the city's educational and...
Despite gains, city schools still on defensive
At a time when Baltimore school officials should be looking forward to the start of school this fall and building on recent academic gains, they find themselves fending off criticism...
Grasmick tries to shift debate over city schools
State Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick's suggestion that a trustee take charge of the Baltimore school system garnered little support yesterday, and it appears that her idea will get little consideration...
State says city schools misused federal funds
In yet another blow to a city school system trying to recover from serious financial problems, state auditors are asserting that Baltimore schools misused $18.3 million in federal funds between...
ACLU to file motion on schools deficit
The American Civil Liberties Union plans to file a legal motion to force the Baltimore school system to eliminate its $58 million accumulated deficit more slowly, freeing more money for...
City’s schools said to face new fiscal crisis
Baltimore's school system likely will face a severe cash flow problem again in March, but city officials say they will consider several options in coming months to prevent a crisis...