Liz Bowie

4 weeks ago | meaws.com | Liz Bowie

all Washington state Colorado Minnesota state Vermont Maryland state New York state Wisconsin state Oregon county Banner Baltimore, county Banner Rights lgbtq Diversity Schools inclusion Department Fighting Today news Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality.

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Liz Bowie

Deciding not to pick a fight with the Trump administration, Maryland school leaders plan to sign a letter to the U.S. Department of Education that says their school districts are complying with all civil rights laws. The two-paragraph letter, which has not yet been sent, could deflect a confrontation over whether the state’s public schools run diversity, equity and inclusion programs that the Trump administration has called illegal.

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Liz Bowie

The Baltimore City school board voted to ban cell phones during the school day beginning next school year, enacting one of the toughest policies in the region. Students will not be allowed to look at their phones between the first and last bell of the day, and not in hallways between classes, during lunch or recess. Phones will have to be powered off, secured in a locker or in a central area of the school for middle schoolers. High school studentswould need to have them secured in their lockers.

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Liz Bowie

Baltimore City school finances are sound enough to handle a significant hit from the federal government of up to $48 million without creating a financial crisis, school officials said this week. Last month, the Trump administration said it was reneging on a promise to give Maryland schools up to $418 million in pandemic recovery funds, even though some of the money has already been spent. State officials said school districts had already spent about $305 million of that.

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Liz Bowie

After months of uncertainty, Maryland legislators leftthe state’s landmark education law largely intact, mostly gutting Gov. Wes Moore’s bill to cut school spending by $1.6 billion over four years. The outcome put some education advocates at ease, reassuring them that school system budgets — already stretched by inflation — won’t take as big a hit as they’d feared.