Howard County Public School System officials have cancelled after school activities for Friday, Dec. 5, due to a winter weather advisory.
HCPSS class of 2026 graduation ceremonies will be held on weeknights, avoiding Memorial Day and Eid al-Adha.
Oakland Mills High senior Mai-Anh Nguyen will read from her work and discuss her journey of discovery during her time as youth poet laureate
Oakland Mills senior Mai-Anh Nguyen will read from her work and discuss her journey of discovery serving term as youth poet laureate
The school board will be holding public hearings starting next week about school redistricting proposals that could affect 11 schools.
The drivers work for Zum Services, the largest employer of school bus drivers and monitors in Howard County, according to the company.
The 2026 Best School Districts in America list was recently released by the education ranking service Niche.
The Create with Kindness grant allowed the Guilford Park HS PTSA to host an event about about the positive and safe use of social media.
A Hammond Middle School fine arts teacher with the Howard County Public School System is a finalist for the MD Teacher of the Year award.
Semifinalists from Howard County schools are in the running for the next round of National Merit Scholarships in 2026.
The Goddard School of Marriottsville has been named to the 2025 Circle of Excellence and President’s Club, a national honor.
Ten Howard County Public School System full-day pre-kindergarten programs have earned state accreditation.
The Howard County Public School System supervisor offers advice for families and students returning to school Monday.
The community is encouraged to bring items to be donated during the 3rd annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive.
At Rockburn Elementary, Ms. Tas builds a classroom where every child feels seen, supported and excited to learn.
Howard County students can pick up a pre-filled backpack brimming with school supplies on a first-come-first-served basis next month.
Howard County students pitch projects to address modern problems for cash prizes from retirement community in Downtown Columbia
The Howard County Board of Education has adopted a $1.21B general fund operating budget and a $100.47M capital budget.
Two teams of Mt. Hebron High School students won two divisions at the National Economics Challenge held recently in Georgia.
Several Howard County Public School System schools earned high marks at the State Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Day contest.
Five Howard County high schoolers have been named Presidential Scholar semifinalists, along with five Montgomery County students.
The Howard County Public School System has been named a Best Community for Music Education.
A new outdoor classroom has been created at Swanfield Elementary. It will be used by both students and the community.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has requested up to $14.5M in emergency funding to help support the Howard Co. Public Schools' budget.
An elementary school with the Howard County Public School System recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The Howard County Public School System has named its principal and teachers of the year.
Seven students with the Howard County Public School System were named to Eastern Division Conference All-Eastern Honor Ensembles.
Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to spotlight students excelling in academics, athletics and community service.
Howard County school leaders have started the boundary review process, which could result in some students having to switch buildings.
The Howard County Board of Education and Howard County Education Association has spent the past 5 months deliberating on staff needs.
The Howard County Public School System has 25 students named Carson Scholars this year.
Nominations are open through March 28 to recognize Howard County educators who demonstrate exemplary commitment to students.
March 10 is deadline for teams and individual students to submit applications to Big Idea Competition to address critical issues of today
Students, parents, educators and others are encouraged to apply for a seat on HCPSS Resource Reevaluation Committee.
Big Idea Competition offers selected individual students and teams cash prizes who address critical issues of today
Cash prizes awarded to selected individual students and teams in Big Idea Competition to address critical issues of today
A state report shows the class of 2024 at HCPSS achieved a graduation rate of 93.54%, 5.94 percentage points better than the state average.
Cash prizes will be awarded selected individual students and teams in Big Idea Competition to address one of today's critical issues
The Howard County Public School System has changed the schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 12, because of the snowstorm. Here's the latest.
HCPSS leaders have mapped out protocol to be followed by school staff and administrators if ICE officers visit a Howard County building.