Regional Multimedia Editor

Brooke Conrad

Brooke Conrad covers city and state government for The Baltimore Sun, with particular focus on education issues. She previously worked as a producer for “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” a national, weekly TV news program focused on government accountability and investigative reporting. She also wrote and produced breaking TV news and digital enterprise stories for Sinclair, and covered state policy and politics for the Carolina Journal. She’s a graduate of Hillsdale College.

Maryland State Board of Education name and seal of Maryland in the 7th floor conference room at the Nancy Grasmick Building in Baltimore.

Maryland ed board proposes new policies on student expression, sex ed

November 5, 2025 at 5:41 p.m.

The Maryland State Board of Education has proposed new policies that would set clearer limits on student expression and begin puberty and family life instruction in fourth grade, with both...

Creative City Public Charter School in Baltimore, Maryland gained 15 points on the 2024-2025 Maryland School Report Card, the greatest improvement of any school statewide. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Maryland schools show modest gains on latest state report card

November 4, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

Results from the 2024-2025 Maryland School Report Card show modest gains statewide as tests scores rise and chronic absenteeism ebbs.

Digital Harbor High School students board a public bus along Key Highway, heading toward Cherry Hill. Transportation issues are a common reason cited for school absenteeism. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Mark Conway securing private funding for Baltimore absenteeism study

November 3, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway is gathering private funding for a study on student absenteeism, after he was unable to obtain city funding.

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway holds a news conference in front of Penn North Plaza, after touring the subsidized senior residential building on Tuesday. (Kim Hairston/staff)

Conway tours troubled Penn North apartments, calls for new housing policy

October 21, 2025 at 8:31 p.m.

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway says federal housing policy changes are needed in order to address problems at a troubled subsidized housing building in Penn North.

Numerous smoke and vape shops like this one have opened in Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Baltimore City Council to consider restrictions on smoke and vape shops

October 21, 2025 at 6:03 p.m.

Baltimore City Council members are seeking to address a "proliferation" of smoke and vape shops that's prompting community complaints.

DPW Special Services crew members clearing trash from an alley along the 3500 Block of E. Baltimore St.

No public comment allowed at Sisson Street waste transfer station hearing

October 20, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

A task force will gather Monday evening to discuss the future of the Sisson Street waste transfer station, following public controversy.

Baltimore County Public Schools is incorporating electric school buses into the fleet of vehicles that pick children up. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)

Electric school buses expand across Maryland as grid, cost worries persist

October 19, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Maryland is leading the push for electric school buses, balancing environmental and health benefits against high costs, infrastructure gaps and operational challenges.

Two neighbors in West Baltimore who need the city's help getting repairs made to their homes.

Baltimore seniors wait years for assistance on unaffordable home repairs

October 16, 2025 at 7:16 p.m.

Thousands of older adults in Baltimore are waiting for help from the city with repairs on their homes.

Several teachers are suing their nonprofit employer and Baltimore City Public Schools' board of commissioners for allegedly failing to pay their wages.

Eight teachers sue Baltimore school board, nonprofit over missing wages

October 15, 2025 at 6:46 p.m.

Former Baltimore teachers are suing Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center and the city school board for allegedly failing to pay their wages.

The South Baltimore Learning Center reopened this month after funding cuts in the summer. (Courtesy of South Baltimore Learning Center)

Baltimore adult learning center reopens with fewer staff and less funding

October 14, 2025 at 6:40 p.m.

After being forced to shut its doors, an adult learning center in Baltimore has reopened — but with less funding and fewer staff.

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