Montgomery County Schools Caught Moving the Goalposts Again
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Public Schools appears to have found its latest justification for closing...
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John Barry: The Irish Sailor Who Helped Forge the American Navy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Irish-American Heritage Month, Maryland has every reason to look toward Annapolis —...
Empty Seats, Full Budgets: Baltimore City Schools’ Enrollment Crisis Deepens
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) is facing a problem few districts want to talk about plainly: too...
MCPS Tells Local Politicians: Stay in Your Lane on Immigration Guidance
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has sent a pointed message to local...
The $30 Billion Mirage: How Maryland’s “Blueprint” Became a Case Study in Expensive Failure
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future—often called the Kirwan plan—passed in 2021,...
8% Proficient in Math — But Plenty of Time for Political Walkouts at Gaithersburg Middle
By MDBayNews Staff Images and reporting first highlighted by Libs of TikTok have ignited controversy inside Montgomery...
More Bureaucrats, Fewer Students: What’s Really Happening Inside MCPS?
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) added 1,769 full-time employees between the 2018–19 and...
Walkouts, ICE and Academic Reality: Should Students Face Consequences?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Dozens of students at Arundel High School — along with students in parts of Baltimore...
Montgomery County Floats “Targeted” Property Tax Hike — After Years of Budget Growth
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County leaders are now openly acknowledging what many residents have suspected for months:...
Maryland’s Soft Stance on School Safety Is Failing Our Students
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In just two weeks, Maryland families have been forced to ask a question no parent should...
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...
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...
Andrew Friedson Pushes Back on MCPS Boundary Study, Warns Against “Rubber-Stamp” School Relocation
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson is raising serious concerns about the direction of a...
When Warnings Are Ignored: The Wootton Shooting and a System That Failed to Protect Students
By MDBayNews Staff Update (2-11-26): Speculation continues online regarding whether any student involved was wearing a...
Wootton High School Shooting Raises Hard Questions About School Safety—and Calls to Remove Police
By MDBayNews Staff A shooting inside Thomas S. Wootton High School on Tuesday afternoon left one student wounded and sent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
US Naval Academy Fires Commandant Clark Amid Misconduct Allegations, Security Failures, and Leadership Turmoil
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A“The naval service maintains the highest standards for leaders and holds them...
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...
The Union Station Assault: When Free Speech Meets Leftist Intolerance
On the evening of October 1, 2025, conservative journalist and activist Cam Higby—best known for his bold street debates...
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....
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...
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...
Maryland’s Response to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: One Vigil Is Not Enough
Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University shocked the nation. Vigils sprang up in...
Frederick Police Hid Behind the First Amendment to Excuse Inaction at Parents’ Rights Rally
The fallout from the September 10, 2025, parents’ rights rally outside the Frederick County Board of Education has...
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...