After Wootton Shooting, AI Safety Program Rolls Out — Let’s Hope It’s Smarter Than Baltimore’s
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In the wake of this week’s shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County...
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Brenda M. Diaz Calls for Return of School Resource Officers in MCPS
By MDBayNews Staff As Montgomery County Public Schools continues to grapple with student safety concerns following the...
At Thomas S. Wootton High School, Who Was the Aggressor?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As more details emerge in the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, a central claim is...
Brown Claims Victory on Education Funding — But What Was Really at Stake?
By MDBayNews Staff Anthony G. Brown is touting a win this week after announcing that the Trump administration provided...
After Wootton, Montgomery County Must Restore — and Strengthen — Its School Resource Officer Program
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Montgomery County leaders are once again...
HB 459: Why the Local School Board Protection Act Still Matters—Even After Testimony Closed
By MDBayNews Staff The public sign-up window to testify on House Bill 459, the Local School Board Protection Act, has...
After Wootton, Annapolis Faces a Hard Question: Should Schools Be Kept in the Dark?
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Wootton High School, a grim but unavoidable debate has landed squarely in...
Red States Quietly Improve Schools — and Why Maryland Should Pay Attention
By MDBayNews Staff A growing body of education data is forcing an uncomfortable conversation in blue states: some of the...
Maryland AG Opposes Rollback of Special Education Reporting — Critics Say Debate Is About Transparency, Not Denial
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is urging lawmakers to reject a proposal that would roll back...
Maryland Lawmakers Debate Arming School Resource Officers as Safety Measure
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again confronting a difficult question at the intersection of school safety,...
City Hall to County Council: Jud Ashman’s School Boundary Push Sparks Trust Concerns
By MDBayNews Staff When voters re-elected Jud Ashman as mayor of Gaithersburg, they reasonably expected continuity, focus,...
County Council Candidate Reardon Sullivan Blasts MCPS Plan to Close Wootton High School
By MDBayNews Staff The proposed closure of Wootton High School is quickly becoming a defining local issue in Montgomery...
Rockville Leaders Break With MCPS on Option H, Warn of Long-Term Planning and Trust Failures
By MDBayNews Staff Correction:An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Kim Glassman as a Rockville City...
High School Program at Monocacy Valley Montessori Suspended, Raising Questions About Transparency and Educational Stability
By MDBayNews Staff Frederick County, Md. — The Board of Trustees at Monocacy Valley Montessori (MVM) has voted to suspend...
School Choice Was Once a Civil Rights Issue—And Many Black Parents Haven’t Forgotten
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In today’s political debates, school choice is often framed as a partisan...
Why Carter G. Woodson Still Matters
Carter G. Woodson is best known as the founder of Black History Month, but his relevance goes far beyond a calendar...
Opinion: MCPS Graduation Rate Drop Isn’t Just a Number — It’s a Red Flag
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently announced that its four-year graduation...
Van Grack Warns MCPS: Option H Would Undermine Wootton, Housing Plans, and Fiscal Reality
By MDBayNews Staff Rockville, Md. — As Montgomery County Public Schools weighs major changes affecting Thomas S. Wootton...
Maryland Schools Are Failing—And Congressman Andy Harris Is Saying What State Leaders Won’t
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland likes to sell itself as a national model for public education. Blue-ribbon commissions,...
DC Celebrates Teacher Retention Gains — But Structural Problems Remain
By MDBayNews Staff | DC Desk Mayor Muriel Bowser is touting new data showing improved teacher retention across Washington,...
Charter Closed, District School Stays Open: Baltimore Education Accountability Debate Reignites
By MDBayNews Staff A recent X post by Chris Papst has reignited a long-running debate in Baltimore: why are some...
MCPS Electric Bus Fiasco Renews Questions About Accountability as County Pushes More School Spending
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent post from local fiscal watchdog Greg (@SoundMoneyG) has reignited debate in...
Federal Point-Shaving Probe Puts Maryland College Basketball Schools on the Radar
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore, Md. — Maryland has largely avoided the kind of sweeping college sports betting...
Union Push Meets Fiscal Reality: MSEA Lays Down Its Marker for the 2026 Session
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland lawmakers prepare to convene for the 2026 General Assembly, the state’s...
Wootton High School Closure Put on Hold After Community Uproar at MCPS Board
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ROCKVILLE, Md. — Parents, students, and community members packed a Montgomery County...
“Vegetable Salad” or Costly Recipe? MCPS’ $3.78 Billion Budget Raises Accountability Questions
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor unveiled a proposed...
Montgomery County Public Schools’ Enrollment Decline: A Wake-Up Call for Maryland’s Education Priorities
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Maryland’s largest district and once a national model for suburban education, is...
Doritos, Drones, and Doubt: Baltimore’s AI Safety Experiment Just Pointed a Gun at Common Sense
In the age of artificial intelligence, it seems even a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos can get you held at gunpoint. That’s...
The Silence of the System: How Frederick County Public Schools Failed Its Most Vulnerable Students
When a 22-year-old special education aide stands accused of sexually abusing disabled and non-verbal children inside a...
Free Speech Under Fire: A Petition to Support a Turning Point USA Chapter at Anne Arundel Community College
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) has become the latest battleground in the national fight over free speech on campus....
The Hidden Pipeline: How Federal Dollars Flow to Illegal Immigrants Through States and Nonprofits
For decades, Americans have been told that federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded...
Frederick County’s Latest Horror Show: A School Board Meeting Gone Wild
Ah, Frederick County, Maryland—where school board meetings now resemble open-mic night at a downtown comedy club. The...
Maryland’s ADA Mirage: Rhetoric, Red Tape, and the Quiet Punishment of Invisible Disabilities
Maryland says “equity.” Parents and kids with ADHD, PTSD, dyslexia, TBI, and chronic illness hear “prove...
Fairfax County’s War on Girls’ Privacy: When “Gender Inclusion” Becomes Harassment
On September 2, 2025, a 14-year-old freshman girl at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, walked into...
When False Threats Become Real Dangers: The Naval Academy Hoax That Injured a Midshipman
On September 11, 2025—on the anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil—the United States Naval...
Virginia Education Association’s Shameful Response to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
When the Virginia Education Association (VEA) finally addressed the assassination of Charlie Kirk, their message revealed...
Maryland Politics Turn Ugly: Threats, Intimidation, and the Silencing of Parents’ Rights
In a state already reeling from rising crime and political division, Maryland politics took another ugly turn this week in...
Concordia Preparatory School: A Tarnished Legacy of Misconduct and Misplaced Priorities
When I went to Bishop McNamara earlier this month expecting a football game, I did not expect the fight that ended it...
Montgomery County’s School Infrastructure Crisis: Fixing the Basics Before Funding the Buzzwords
On September 8, Montgomery County Public Schools officials Andrea Swiatocha, DJ Connelly, and Julie Morristo led a public...
Schools Are for Learning—Not for Endless Holiday Politics
In Maryland, the Frederick County Board of Education is once again debating how to juggle the school calendar for...