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Several Maryland colleges have announced new majors in artificial intelligence this summer. The new offerings at schools reflect a nationwide trend: Between December and June, there’s been a 36% increase in AI majors at universities nationwide. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
These Maryland colleges are adding AI majorsAI majors are “the trendy thing” right now, one Maryland computer science professor said.www.thebanner.comCoppin State University desperately needed new students. So the HBCU in Baltimore began offering in-state tuition rates to those coming from states without HBCUs. Interest has since skyrocketed. The gamble behind Maryland’s most affordable university: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
The gamble behind Maryland’s most affordable universityRather than raising tuition to bring in more revenue, Coppin State University slashed it, wagering that a more affordable college would draw more students.www.thebanner.comTuition at Maryland colleges has increased yet again. @thebaltimorebanner.com has compiled tuition costs for all four-year colleges and universities in the state. Every single college raised tuition except for one. Take a look: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Maryland colleges raised tuition again. See how much.All but one of Maryland’s four-year colleges and universities raised tuition for the 2026-27 academic year.www.thebanner.com
Commodore John Rodgers leaders spent all year telling immigrant families that as ICE cracked down in Southeast Baltimore, they were still safe at school. It took federal agents mere minutes and 2 detainments to unravel that promise. Where does CJR go from here? www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
For this Baltimore school, an ICE arrest turned fear into realityAn arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.www.thebanner.com
Today in @thebaltimorebanner.com: @elliew0lfe.bsky.social and Matti Gellman (welcome to the Anne Arundel beat!) with an insightful look at the Naval Academy, 50 years after it first enrolled women.
The Naval Academy enrolled women 50 years ago. It’s not celebrating.The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t celebrating the 50th anniversary of women enrolling due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.www.thebanner.com
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders, @elliew0lfe.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leadersRon Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.www.thebanner.comNEW: Two parents have sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools, over the school's policies around kid's gender identities. The parents, backed by a nonprofit group co-founded by Stephen Miller, accuse the school of hiding their child's social transition from them. Read more @thebaltimorebanner.com
Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid their child’s gender transitionTwo parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.www.thebanner.com💰: Ron Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, earned $5.8 million in 2024, according to newly released tax documents. That makes Daniels one of the highest paid college presidents in the country. Here’s a breakdown of his pay: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leadersRon Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.www.thebanner.comThe United States Naval Academy was planning a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of co-education. Then President Trump signed an executive order banning DEI in the military, and it stopped. The USNA marked the 30th and 40th anniversaries, but is quiet today. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
The Naval Academy enrolled women 50 years ago. It’s not celebrating.The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t celebrating the 50th anniversary of women enrolling due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.www.thebanner.com
In late April, a Baltimore City high school baseball team worried their season was crumbling. They asked for help from an unlikely source. But by month’s end, the team’s season was canceled anyway. On a team’s heroic efforts and the barriers they face:
A lost season: Inside the struggle of a Baltimore City high school baseball teamDigital Harbor students worked to recruit an additional coach and save the season. Instead, it was canceled.www.thebanner.comFor teen moms like Rylee who fell behind in class while trying to raise a baby, one family center in Baltimore has a way to help them beat the odds and get a diploma: They send their babies to free preschool in the same building. Their success rate? 89% www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
On-site daycare helps close the graduation gap for Baltimore’s teen momsHalf of teen moms don’t graduate high school. Excel Academy is different.www.thebanner.comNew: The United States Naval Academy is reinstating a mandate that first year female students have chin length bobs, a policy that was abandoned in 2019 in efforts to create a more inclusive environment, especially for Black plebes. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Naval Academy mandates chin-length haircuts for new female studentsThe Induction Day chop returns eight years after the academy began introducing more inclusive hairstyles for women.www.thebanner.comUnder Trump, most college programs promoting diversity have shuttered. But one, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is thriving. My latest story looks at how the Meyerhoff program succeeded, and what other colleges can learn from it: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
The Maryland college diversity program escaping Trump’s chopping blockUMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has for 40 years promoted the advancement of minorities in STEM fields.www.thebanner.comScoop with @mercohn.bsky.social: Johns Hopkins University is laying off more than 100 employees in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School and central administration. Hopkins is suffering "debilitating" decreases in federal research funding www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research lossesThe layoffs this week impact the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.www.thebanner.comAnd if you're wondering how and why this happened even though ICE agents have been told by the city and state to avoid schools, and ICE officials themselves have previously promised to do so, read this explainer. Detainments on school grounds are pretty rare: www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland leaders can’t always keep ICE off school groundsAfter two parents were detained outside of an East Baltimore elementary/middle school, local leaders are searching for ways to prevent it from happening again.www.thebanner.comWe're doing everything we can to piece together what happened. But my incredible colleague @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social captured why the detainment, in full view of students, was so jarring for her and her son, who attends CJR and asked for his passport www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Streeter: ICE detained people outside my child’s school and forever changed himCOLUMN | My son called me panicked as ICE detained people outside his Baltimore City public school. It’s forever changed him — and me, too.www.thebanner.comThe next day, ICE finally gave their account of events, saying Jesus Acevedo Sanchez "violently resisted arrest," drove away to avoid ICE and dragged an officer. The couple's lawyer says they were taking their kids to school when ICE hit them with two cars. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney saysICE says Jesus Acevedo Sanchez and his wife, who were detained while dropping off their children at a Baltimore school, face federal charges.www.thebanner.comLast week, ICE agents detained a mother and father during morning drop-off at a temporary learning space for Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School kids in far East Baltimore. The school is over 40% Hispanic and over a third of kids are learning English. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
ICE agents detain parents dropping off kids outside Baltimore schoolICE agents detained two adults on public school property Thursday in a chaotic scene caught on video.www.thebanner.com
Last fall, an energy mogul begged Wes Moore to back his data center complex. It worked. Records offer a rare window into how a wealthy & politically connected businessman won the governor’s endorsement for his controversial foray into Maryland data centers: www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
A data center developer wanted a power plant. He needed Moore’s help.Emails obtained by The Baltimore Banner offer a new window into Gov. Wes Moore’s approach to an emerging data center industry. His decision to back a controversial development in southern Maryland rai...www.thebanner.comSt. John's College is consolidating its leadership structure as the small liberal arts school braces for enrollment declines and a $5 million deficit. I spoke with the new interim president about enrollment challenges, staff raises and potential layoffs: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
St. John’s College to consolidate president jobs amid financial strainSt. John’s College is consolidating its leadership structure amid enrollment challenges and a $5 million deficit.www.thebanner.com