This morning Skylar Woodhouse and I reported that Trump will sign an order requiring colleges release admissions data broken down by race. The memo extends a core demand of settlement negotiations with elite colleges to nearly every campus in the country. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

would it have been so hard to, like, PAY the journalists

Baltimore has seen a drastic reduction in homicides and shootings over the last three years. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

Five years ago, Morgan State University’s president had a big idea: He said the HBCU would earn Carnegie R1 status by 2030. Despite Trump cuts, the Baltimore university has already hit the numbers it needs to qualify, five years earlier than expected: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…

“We are very close to becoming a tenant on the penthouse level of research in this country": Morgan State University is hitting new research and development benchmarks and vaulting it into elite status, reports Ellie Wolfe thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…

City school advocates to Moore: fund the MTA bus plan. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

The all-white school board’s removal of it — arguing it is redundant of other policies — is the latest in what some see as a drumbeat of right wing actions taken in recent years by conservatives who join Maryland’s nonpartisan school boards. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

Maryland Rep. Andy Harris has entered a battle between state and local education officials. The Republican told the state super he’ll work to withhold federal ed funds unless she backs off a heated dispute with a local school board. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

I had the most amazing time last week on vacation with my friends from college, sailing around the extraordinary Lake Tahoe! But with back to school around the corner, I’m happy to be back to work. What did I miss? Let me know: [email protected]

This Maryland man might be the reason your Eras Tour ticket was so hard to get:

"Most Naval Academy grads want to protect the institution. In the face of overweening attempts to remake it into something less, that may yet prove its salvation." Only Rick Hutzell could help us recognize and understand the subtleties at play on Friday. thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/column…

My first story for The Banner was about how one nursery school director's ousting inspired her entire staff to resign. Plenty of families left, too. Now, that original school has closed while Miss Amy and her teachers are opening a new Howard County school thebanner.com/education/earl…

500 to 600 students who did not qualify for income-based state grants received them because of a “system error,” Maryland Higher Education Commission said. By Ellie Wolfe thebanner.com/education/high…

After incorrectly awarding hundreds of students with financial aid grants, then revoking those awards, the Maryland Higher Education Commission said on Wednesday evening that those impacted can keep their scholarships after all. Read my latest: thebanner.com/education/high…

With the class action lawsuit and criminal investigation proceeding slowly, a seventh woman has sued the University of Maryland Medical Center and hospital system over allegations that a senior pharmacist had spied on women and stolen their private photos. thebanner.com/community/crim…

NEW: The Chief Diversity Officer at Johns Hopkins left the university this summer amid a nationwide rollback to such efforts pushed by the Trump administration. Her deputy also left his role at the same time. Here’s what we know: thebanner.com/education/high…

The president threatens funding to rebuild the Key Bridge after the governor challenged him to come to Baltimore and walk with him and city leaders:

Happy first day of school!

Hardest secret I’ve ever had to keep — today is my first day as the Montgomery County Government and Politics Reporter for Baltimore Banner’s new MoCo bureau! I couldn’t be more excited to join this incredible team while continuing to cover the county. Stay tuned for our launch!

President Donald Trump v. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: We've tracked all the back-and-forth from the last couple weeks for you. w/Brenda Wintrode & Emily Opilo thebanner.com/politics-power…