Liz Bowie
@lizbowie.bsky.social
Education reporter for The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit news organization.
For more than a decade I’ve heard Baltimore students and parents complain about the messy and sometimes dangerous process of getting to school.
And for more than a decade school leaders have ignored the problem.
And for more than a decade school leaders have ignored the problem.
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For more than a decade I’ve heard Baltimore students and parents complain about the messy and sometimes dangerous process of getting to school.
And for more than a decade school leaders have ignored the problem.
And for more than a decade school leaders have ignored the problem.
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Just one in 533 miles of Anne Arundel County shoreline is open to the public while taxpayers fund millions for private waterfronts.
Can Maryland balance what’s best for the Chesapeake Bay with the public’s right to enjoy it? w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social &Alex Mann
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Can Maryland balance what’s best for the Chesapeake Bay with the public’s right to enjoy it? w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social &Alex Mann
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The hidden cost of saving the Chesapeake Bay: millions for private waterfronts
Virtually all of the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is privately owned, which means taxpayer-funded waterfront improvements go to properties with limited public access.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just one in 533 miles of Anne Arundel County shoreline is open to the public while taxpayers fund millions for private waterfronts.
Can Maryland balance what’s best for the Chesapeake Bay with the public’s right to enjoy it? w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social &Alex Mann
www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
Can Maryland balance what’s best for the Chesapeake Bay with the public’s right to enjoy it? w/ @leeosanderlin.bsky.social &Alex Mann
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Do you ever get so overwhelmed at work you need to take a walk to clear your head? It happens to kids, too, which is why they should go outside, play and learn naturally from the world around them. Click for the cute pictures, keep reading for the brain science www.thebanner.com/education/ea...
Preschool without a building could be in Maryland’s future
Maryland is one of just a handful of states piloting licenses for outdoor, nature-based child care programs.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Do you ever get so overwhelmed at work you need to take a walk to clear your head? It happens to kids, too, which is why they should go outside, play and learn naturally from the world around them. Click for the cute pictures, keep reading for the brain science www.thebanner.com/education/ea...
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NEW: Baltimore students told about their experiences with violence and harassment on the way to school in the state's only district without yellow bus service for middle and high schoolers.
@lizbowie.bsky.social and I on what students are facing every day
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@lizbowie.bsky.social and I on what students are facing every day
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It’s not just late buses: Baltimore kids face serious safety risks
Baltimore students have been followed, harassed, assaulted and held up at gunpoint while crisscrossing the city on public transit to get to and from school.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NEW: Baltimore students told about their experiences with violence and harassment on the way to school in the state's only district without yellow bus service for middle and high schoolers.
@lizbowie.bsky.social and I on what students are facing every day
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
@lizbowie.bsky.social and I on what students are facing every day
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Our latest on the difficulties city school students have getting to school on mass transit. No one has surveyed students to know how many of the 25,000 students who get MTA passes use them. Neither MTA or the school system collects this information.
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Want better school commutes? First, find out who’s riding the bus
Without data, experts say, it’s all but impossible for school officials and transit planners to find solutions for the thousands of Baltimore City kids who struggle to get to class on time every day.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Our latest on the difficulties city school students have getting to school on mass transit. No one has surveyed students to know how many of the 25,000 students who get MTA passes use them. Neither MTA or the school system collects this information.
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Michael Martirano, who abruptly retired as superintendent of Howard County schools last year, will soon take the helm in Allegany County.
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Retired Howard schools chief to lead Western Maryland school district
Michael Martirano left the Howard County Public School System abruptly last year.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Michael Martirano, who abruptly retired as superintendent of Howard County schools last year, will soon take the helm in Allegany County.
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When we talked to MTA Administrator Holly Arnold for our "Transit Nightmare" investigation, she expressed confidence that the governor's budget would provide some relief for Baltimore's students.
Read Daniel Zawodny on the budget and MTA's Sisyphean task.
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Read Daniel Zawodny on the budget and MTA's Sisyphean task.
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Can MTA’s new budget get Baltimore students to school on time?
It could mean years before as many as 25,000 Baltimore City Public Schools students see much change in their journeys to school.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
When we talked to MTA Administrator Holly Arnold for our "Transit Nightmare" investigation, she expressed confidence that the governor's budget would provide some relief for Baltimore's students.
Read Daniel Zawodny on the budget and MTA's Sisyphean task.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr...
Read Daniel Zawodny on the budget and MTA's Sisyphean task.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr...
Will representation change in Eastern Baltimore County? www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Eastern Baltimore County is changing. Will its representation?
The Baltimore County Council is expanding from seven districts to nine in 2026, after voters approved the change last fall. What that will look like is unclear.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Will representation change in Eastern Baltimore County? www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.
The IRE Award for Investigations Triggered by Breaking News goes to @thebaltimorebanner.com for reporting on the Key Bridge collapse. “This was a colossal effort for 24 hours, with journalists waking up in the middle of the night and working well together.” www.thebaltimorebanner.com/specials/key...
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Super proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com newsroom for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.
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NEW: At least 19 men have now filed lawsuits that claim they were sexually abused as children while at Calvert Hall, an independent, all-boys Catholic school in Baltimore County. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
New court filings reveal total of 19 men allege sexual abuse and cover up at Calvert Hall
The number of men who say they were victims of sexual abuse at Calvert Hall College High School has grown to 19, according to lawsuits filed this week.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
NEW: At least 19 men have now filed lawsuits that claim they were sexually abused as children while at Calvert Hall, an independent, all-boys Catholic school in Baltimore County. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
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The U.S. Department of Education told Maryland's education leaders it won't be reimbursing up to $418 million in funds it already promised to the state, including about $305 million that was already spent. Led by @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland schools face ‘catastrophic’ loss of $418 million in federal funds
The U.S. Department of Education told Maryland education leaders that they will not reimburse schools for $418 million in funds they had already committed to giving them.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The U.S. Department of Education told Maryland's education leaders it won't be reimbursing up to $418 million in funds it already promised to the state, including about $305 million that was already spent. Led by @lizbowie.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
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Prince George's County was 80% white when the federal workforce was integrated. Today, PG and Charles County are America's most affluent majority-Black counties with~20% of Black workers there being federal employees.
Trump's cuts now threaten generations of progress.
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Trump's cuts now threaten generations of progress.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Prince George's County was 80% white when the federal workforce was integrated. Today, PG and Charles County are America's most affluent majority-Black counties with~20% of Black workers there being federal employees.
Trump's cuts now threaten generations of progress.
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Trump's cuts now threaten generations of progress.
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Great read + photos by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social & @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social: How one man is lifting up West Baltimore’s Penn-North through fitness, faith and friendship www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
He once hurt a neighborhood. Now, all he wants to do is give back.
How a man uses fitness, friendship and faith to give back to a neighborhood he’s wronged before.
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March 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great read + photos by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social & @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social: How one man is lifting up West Baltimore’s Penn-North through fitness, faith and friendship www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
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New from me and @lizbowie.bsky.social: What closing the Dept of Education would mean for the $1.6 billion in funding that flows to Maryland schools and the $754 million that goes to the state’s public colleges and universities from the federal government:
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What Education Department closure could mean for Maryland schools, colleges
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order later today to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New from me and @lizbowie.bsky.social: What closing the Dept of Education would mean for the $1.6 billion in funding that flows to Maryland schools and the $754 million that goes to the state’s public colleges and universities from the federal government:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ed...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ed...
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NEW: 1 in every 10 workers in Maryland is employed by the federal government.
It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
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It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...
Where do Maryland's federal employees live and work?
Thousands of federal workers call Maryland home. Many of them also work in offices across the state.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
NEW: 1 in every 10 workers in Maryland is employed by the federal government.
It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...
It's also home to thousands of jobs at agencies like NIH.
The data tells us a lot about which communities rely the most on federal jobs.
Read at @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/care...
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Maryland legislators are currently deciding whether to cut a state scholarship program by 50% for the second year in a row. The financial impacts would be “devastating,” college presidents told me. Some had to layoff workers to deal with last year’s cuts:
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‘Devastating’ cuts could be coming to Maryland college scholarships
State legislators are now weighing whether to cut scholarship funds for students at private colleges by 50% for the second year in a row.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Maryland legislators are currently deciding whether to cut a state scholarship program by 50% for the second year in a row. The financial impacts would be “devastating,” college presidents told me. Some had to layoff workers to deal with last year’s cuts:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Baltimore-based global aid groups dependent on USAID funds lay off workers around the world and in Baltimore. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/johns-hopkin...
Johns Hopkins' aid groups begin layoffs and prep for smaller footprint
Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut ...
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March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Baltimore-based global aid groups dependent on USAID funds lay off workers around the world and in Baltimore. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/johns-hopkin...
Fascinating piece about how the school board censured a member for asking questions about a $2.3 billion budget. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Baltimore Co. school board censures member for ‘disrespectful conduct’
Maggie Domanowski is accused of using a “tone and manner that was perceived as uncivil and aggressive” during a Jan. 28 school board meeting.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fascinating piece about how the school board censured a member for asking questions about a $2.3 billion budget. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
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Maryland is facing a teacher shortage. Trump's Department of Ed cut off grant funding last month that was supposed to help get more teachers into understaffed classrooms, including at least $10 mil for MD. Yesterday, a judge granted some temporary relief www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Judge blocks Trump cuts to Maryland teacher recruitment efforts
The initial victory comes the same day the Department of Education said it would lay off more than 1,300 employees.
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March 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Maryland is facing a teacher shortage. Trump's Department of Ed cut off grant funding last month that was supposed to help get more teachers into understaffed classrooms, including at least $10 mil for MD. Yesterday, a judge granted some temporary relief www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
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At this moment, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new 2.5% tax on services that businesses sell to each other -- an issue that's gaining plenty of attention.
What else is on the table for raising money? I made a list:
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What else is on the table for raising money? I made a list:
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How might Maryland politicians raise your taxes and what could it cost you?
What exactly — and who — is on the table to raise more money for Maryland? Here’s a look at the options.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
At this moment, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new 2.5% tax on services that businesses sell to each other -- an issue that's gaining plenty of attention.
What else is on the table for raising money? I made a list:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
What else is on the table for raising money? I made a list:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Hundreds of people marked Presidents Day on Monday by packing Lawyers Mall in Annapolis to protest President Donald Trump’s actions.
Read about it on @thebaltimorebanner.com's live coverage of the Maryland General Assembly:
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Read about it on @thebaltimorebanner.com's live coverage of the Maryland General Assembly:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
February 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hundreds of people marked Presidents Day on Monday by packing Lawyers Mall in Annapolis to protest President Donald Trump’s actions.
Read about it on @thebaltimorebanner.com's live coverage of the Maryland General Assembly:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Read about it on @thebaltimorebanner.com's live coverage of the Maryland General Assembly:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
JHU will hire 30 officers for its new police force. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins’ controversial police force to hire as many as 30 officers in 2025
The controversial Johns Hopkins police force intends to add new officers to campuses in 2025 despite unrest on its Accountability Board and backlash from students, faculty and community members.
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February 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
JHU will hire 30 officers for its new police force. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Breaking: Baltimore County teacher being investigated for allegedly trying to help ICE find students and their families. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Baltimore Co. schools investigate teacher over apparent offer to help ICE
Posts on X show a social studies teacher telling ICE to message him for assistance.
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February 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Breaking: Baltimore County teacher being investigated for allegedly trying to help ICE find students and their families. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
“He was much more than a basketball coach, at least for these young men, and for the young women, too." www.thebaltimorebanner.com/obituaries/d...
Dietrich Williams, beloved Mervo basketball coach, was a devoted father
Dietrich Williams, who had worked at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School since 2010, died Jan. 17 of a heart attack. He was 54.
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February 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“He was much more than a basketball coach, at least for these young men, and for the young women, too." www.thebaltimorebanner.com/obituaries/d...