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...
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What Would a “Golden Age” Look Like in Maryland?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland has always had the raw ingredients: a strategic East Coast location, deepwater...
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,...
Top 5 Political Issues in Maryland Entering the 2026 Election Season
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch As 2025 draws to a close, Maryland politics stand at an inflection...
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...
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...
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 Dumbs Down Math: Why Dropping Times Tables Dooms Students
🚨 Maryland has just adopted new math standards that remove the requirement for students to know their multiplication...
Are Maryland Schools Failing Children?
A teacher who imposes his or her ideology onto children is failing the most basic requirements of the job. Parents entrust...
Maryland’s School Safety Theater: Layers of Bureaucracy, Little Real Protection
Maryland politicians love to tell parents that our children are safe in their classrooms. They’ll point to pages of...
Finally, A Course Correction: Why Shrinking the U.S. Department of Education Is Long Overdue
By Michael Phillips The Left is in meltdown mode after the Supreme Court’s July 2025 decision to uphold major cuts to the...
“$20K Per Student—And They Still Can’t Read?”: John Myrick Calls Maryland’s Education System a Betrayal
By | July 2025 Maryland’s education budget is one of the largest in the nation. At nearly $20,000 per student, the...
Andy Ellis Isn’t Just Running—He’s Rewriting the Rules: Meet the Green Party’s Candidate for Maryland Governor
Maryland political disrupter and super-Orioles fan By Michael Phillips In a state dominated by one-party rule, Andy Ellis...
Meet John Myrick: The No-Nonsense Republican Candidate Running to Take Maryland Back
By Michael Phillips John Myrick never planned to run for governor. “If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be doing...
Say Her Name: Why Winsome Earle-Sears Is Good for Virginia
By Michael Phillips In an era where narratives are carefully curated and voices like hers often get ignored, Winsome...
Victory for Parents: Supreme Court’s Mahmoud v. Taylor Ruling Reaffirms Parental Rights and Religious Liberty
By Michael Phillips In a decision destined to resonate for generations, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark 6-3...
Federal Cuts Are a Wake-Up Call for Maryland’s Education Priorities
Instead of panicking over DC dollars, Maryland must take local control of its educator pipeline By Michael Phillips As...
Maryland’s Education Crisis: Bureaucracy, Unions, and a Governor Missing in Action
Maryland’s public education system is in freefall—and no one in power seems willing to admit it, let alone fix it. In...