Baltimore County Public Schools to hold job fair in Overlea

OVERLEA, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials will hold a job fair in Overlea next week. The event will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Overlea High School. BCPS, the third largest school system in Maryland and the 22nd largest in the nation, is recruiting for teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, nurses, […]

BCPS facility named among 2024 Green Ribbon School honorees

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Education has announced that two schools in Maryland have been named Green Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Lutherville Laboratory (Baltimore County Public Schools) and Waldorf School of Baltimore (independent) are being honored for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impacts and improve health and wellness. The schools were recognized for their sustainable […]

BCPS athletic director charged after using AI to fake high school principal’s voice in racist rant [VIDEO]

UPDATE: Dazhon Darien has now been charged with sexual exploitation of a child and receiving child sexual abuse material. Original story below… PIKESVILLE, MD—An athletic director with Baltimore County Public Schools has been charged after using officials say he used artificial intelligence to fake a high school principal’s voice in a retaliatory recording. On Thursday, April 25, 31-year-old Dazhon Darien […]

Two BCPS high school students named semifinalists in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Education has named two Baltimore County Public Schools high school students as semifinalists in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program honors high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts, or in career and technical education. Up to 161 students are selected annually, and […]

U.S. News & World Report ranks BCPS high schools among best in state, nation

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County’s public high schools placed well in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list released on Tuesday, with five placing among the top 30 high schools in the state, 14 among the top 150, three among the state’s top five magnet schools, and four among the nation’s best magnet schools. Eastern Technical High School […]

BCPS names Teacher of the Year, Essex educator named Principal of the Year

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have named their 2024-25 Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, and Assistant Principal of the Year. Stephanie Gerhold, an English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher at Woodlawn Middle School, has been named Teacher of the Year for BCPS. The award was announced on Thursday, April 18, 2024, during a gala at […]

Baltimore Music Educators Wind Symphony to perform benefit concert in Towson for Kids Helping Hopkins

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore Music Educators Wind Symphony will perform a benefit concert in Towson later this month to raise money for Kids Helping Hopkins. The concert is free, open to the public, and will be held on April 27, 2024 at 5 p.m. at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology. The Baltimore Music Educators Wind Symphony is […]

Towson High School duo honored at National Art Education Association Convention

TOWSON, MD—The National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota recently honored two Towson High School representatives. Ray Aoki, a senior at Towson High School, received the Rising Stars Secondary Recognition Program Award for his work with the school’s National Art Honor Society and Teacher Academy of Maryland. He was nominated by his peers and a peer review process […]