The entire graduating class at a unique school transcends poverty and heads to college.
It's just before noon at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Upper Fells Point. Students in crisp white shirts and purple-and-grey-striped ties file into the spotless lunch room, which doubles as a gym...
Ramona Diaz looked through the lens as Filipino teachers learned the ABC’s of Baltimore’s public schools.
Documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz has always loved looking through a lens. "In high school, I had a camera at all times and was the photo editor of my yearbook," she says. "Even then, I loved the...
Delegate Keiffer Mitchell Jr. is at a cafe, being interviewed for this story, when his cell phone rings. "Hang on a sec, I've got to take this," he says. He leans away and answers the phone. He's...
A University of Baltimore course centers around zombies.
There are certain things you expect the first day of class: introducing yourself, getting your syllabus, and, hopefully, leaving early. But, what you don’t expect is your professor showing up with a...
Once was, choosing where you went to high school was as simple as finding the closest one. But families have more choices today than ever before. In recent years, local public school systems seem to...
Here are our picks for the best child-care centers in greater Baltimore.
What do you want from a child-care center? It's probably a long list: You're looking for a home away from home, a place that's warm and relaxed, but orderly and efficient; nurturing and fun, but...
Initially daunting, sometimes exhausting, homeschooling makes for engaging and eclectic education.
My children spent the first day of their school year discussing the use of confetti guns with The Flaming Lips, their favorite rock band. No kidding. Before a recent show, Lips singer Wayne Coyne...
A unique blog and two caring students help a history teacher cope with MS.
Kate Hooks pulls her maroon Honda into a handicapped space in front of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute on a chilly early November morning. She adjusts her rearview mirror to get a good view of her...
Inside the minds (and Facebook pages) of local teens, a chat with the alternately championed and beleaguered city schools CEO, and the farm that will change the way kids think about food.
The education landscape has changed drastically in the last couple years—both in Baltimore and nationally. Locally, the biggest drivers of change have been the economy and the momentous tenure of...
The best and brightest of the Baltimore City school system are taking education into their own hands
It's just after 3:30 p.m. and uniformed students are fleeing ConneXions Leadership Academy, a middle school in northwest Baltimore, at an alarming pace. In the lobby, a fluorescent light spastically...
