1+ week, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) Despite Prince George’s County Public Schools saying it has cleared a backlog of 10,000 students who hadn’t been assigned a bus route, some parents Monday said their children still don’t have a complete bus schedule, and others chose to drive their…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (531+ words) The superintendent of Prince George’s County Public Schools has acknowledged responsibility in the ongoing transportation crisis during the first week of the new school year, and is giving the Maryland school system the grade of “F” in how it has…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (569+ words) After school bus difficulties meant about 10,000 students in Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland had trouble getting to and from school, if the bus even came at all, leaders in the school system are trying to offer up promises…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) Montgomery County Public Schools has seen declining enrollment over the past year, and officials expect that trend to continue. That’s prompted school officials to study possible closings and consolidations of elementary and middle schools. According to an enrollment update included…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) August 25, 2026, 5:50 AM This article is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Heading into the new school year, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor spoke with WTOP about the challenges and triumphs ahead for the school system. What are…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) Montgomery County Public Schools is facing a maintenance budget backlog that it says will cost billions to fix. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports. Montgomery County Public Schools is facing a $3 billion maintenance budget backlog, and school leaders say the problem has…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (290+ words) August 19, 2026, 4:30 AM This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Heading into the new school year, Frederick County Public Schools Superintendent Sarah Sirgo spoke with WTOP about challenges and triumphs for the Maryland school system. What are you…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) August 18, 2026, 4:58 AM Two D.C. area high schools are among the 10 best schools in the nation, according to new U.S. News and World Report rankings. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County ranked sixth nationally, and the District’s School…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (460+ words) FLE – A crew removes the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a county school board’s reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (734+ words) William J. Ford, Maryland Matters July 25, 2026, 7:12 AM The majority of Maryland’s 24 public school systems met a July 1 deadline to boost their starting teachers’ pay to a minimum salary of $60,000, but for some smaller districts the higher salaries came at the cost…...