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Children play with building blocks before participating in math activities during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School in Providence Rhode Island, on July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Park)
Jul 14, 2025

MD among states suing Trump administration over frozen after-school, summer funding

More than 20 states, including Maryland, sued President Donald Trump's administration over billions of dollars in frozen education funding.

The 25 electric school buses for Baltimore City Schools, delivered through K. Neal Truck & Bus Center, will serve an initial group of about 350 students daily, including students with special education needs. (File photo)
Jul 11, 2025

MEA announces $12M investment in electric school buses

The Maryland Energy Administration has announced new investments in electric school buses and charging infrastructure.

Front from left, Angela Hou, Mrs. Amber Cunningham, Ms. LaToya Carroll, BeeJay Dothard, and Ms. Adrienne Somerville. Back from left, Steve, Aarav Sharma, Braden Gutekunst, Rishi Sheth, Owen Delwiche and Evan Walsh. (Photo by Ms. Adrienne Summerville)
Jul 10, 2025

Great Mills High students win $5,000 at STEM competition

Seven Great Mills High School students won a combined $5,000 at the "Pitch for Your Pocket" STEM competition.

President Donald Trump speaks at U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Jul 9, 2025

Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

President Donald Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution.

The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. will no longer consider race while admitting new students.
Jul 3, 2025

Appeals court vacates decision for race-based admissions at Naval Academy

A federal court vacated a ruling upholding race-based admissions at the Naval Academy after the plaintiff enrolled and military policy shifted under Trump.

People gather outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2019, to hear arguments in the case surrounding transgender protections in the workplace. (The Washington Post/ Michael S. Williamson)
Jul 3, 2025

Supreme Court to hear case about which school sports teams transgender students can join

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join.

Fans hold Palestinian flags during the Club World Cup Group B soccer match between Seattle Sounders and PSG in Seattle, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Jun 27, 2025

MCPS teacher sues school, principal over Palestinian flag ban

Maryland teacher sues school, claiming First Amendment violations after being barred from displaying Palestinian symbols and wearing related clothing.

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Jun 25, 2025

BCF awards grant for Key Bridge scholarship program

The Baltimore Community Foundation has awarded a $575,000 grant to Central Scholarship, the organization announced.

AB Hernandez, center left, shares the first-place spot on the podium with Kira Gant Hatcher during a medal ceremony for the triple jump at the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis, California, on May 31, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, file)
Jun 25, 2025

California found in violation of Title IX in clash with Trump officials over transgender athletes

The Trump administration has found that California violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.

A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Jun 24, 2025

Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard

A federal judge blocked another effort by the Trump administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University.

Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
Jun 20, 2025

US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

The State Department is restarting the process for foreigners applying for student visas but will require applicants to unlock their social media accounts for government review.

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Jun 18, 2025

UMGC gets $246M ad contract amid audit, budget scrutiny

UMGC secured a $246M advertising deal after a critical audit and as faculty face cuts. Lawmakers question if the spending model delivers value.