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Backpack Healthcare gets $1.1M grant for mental health services in Howard County schools
Elkridge-based Backpack Healthcare secured a $1.1 million grant to provide support to students, families and caregivers within Howard County Public Schools.
How Maryland’s law schools approach AI in curriculum, research
With the rise in popularity of artificial intelligence, Maryland’s two law schools have approached using and discussing the technology in a variety of ways.
Illinois joins MD in banning corporal punishment in all schools: ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’
This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.
UM law school’s Cannabis Legal Resource Center provides legal guidance from a public health perspective
The University of Maryland's Cannabis Legal Resource Center aims to help untangle the complex relationships between cannabis law, public health and policy.
Supreme Court keeps rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
The Supreme Court kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education.
MD Energy Administration awards $24M to electrify public schools
Generation180 and the Maryland Energy Administration awarded $24 million in grants to state schools to promote sustainability and clean energy.
Upper Shore Regional Council awards more than $17K in scholarships for Eastern Shore counties
The Upper Shore Regional Council announced the awarding of more than $17,000 in financial assistance to students in Eastern Shore counties.
ACLU of Maryland defends pro-Palestine student protesters at Towson University
The ACLU of Maryland alleged that Towson University violated the free-speech rights of five students who were disciplined for a pro-Palestine protest.
University of Maryland extends contract of athletic director Damon Evans
The University of Maryland has extended the contract of athletic director Damon Evans through June 2029.
Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition money
Maine didn't violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state's antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled. But the judge also acknowledged that a higher court will ultimately have the final say.
Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead
A federal lawsuit accusing Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard University can continue.
Investigator says ‘fraudulent’ gift to Florida HBCU is void
A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida's only public historically Black university has been void for months, an independent investigator said Thursday, as a third-party report determined school officials failed to vet a “fraudulent” contribution and that the donor's self-valuation of his fledgling hemp company was “baseless.”
