A Baltimore County mother has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore County Public Schools, alleging that her non-verbal autistic son was unknowingly given melatonin by a teacher at Maiden’s Choice School in fall 2024. According to the complaint, Tiffany Council claims her son suffered serious physical and cognitive effects after allegedly being administered the sleep aid without parental consent or medical authorization while attending the special-needs school in Baltimore County

During 2016, Worcester County Public Schools was due for the state mandated audit of the district that is conducted by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits (OLA). At that time, Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor who just became the new superintendent that year, sent a letter of support through his administration requesting the Worcester County Commissioners to assist in granting a waiver to "bypass" the state OLA audit, potentially postponing the next audit by as much

On Monday, April 20, the Baltimore City Public Schools Commissioners appointed a new CEO (Superintendent). His name is Dr. Jermaine Dawson. He will begin his term on July 1, 2026. He was unanimously selected by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. The Commissioners are made up of 9 mayoral appointees, 2 elected commissioners from the city at large, and two elected student members. Dr. Dawson has a B.A. in Sociology from Morehouse College, an M.Ed. from Kennesaw S