WASHINGTON – Minority enrollment at Maryland’s public colleges has risen from 20 percent to almost 32 percent since 1983, reflecting the growth of the state’s minority population and the increasing success of those groups in high school
Student Leaders Say Diversity Does Not Automatically Bring Acceptance
WASHINGTON – Devon Duggins was upset when the Black Student Alliance at Frostburg State University received hate mail a few years ago
Lingering Problem of Functional Illiteracy Threatens to Get Worse
WASHINGTON – Donald Thornton can manage to read a bus schedule, but when it comes time to call the roll for the fourth- and fifth-graders he coaches in basketball, the Baltimore man has to ask one of the children to do it
School Officials Spar Over Proper Methods of Teaching Literacy
WASHINGTON – James McKusick thinks “education has vastly improved in the last century,” but that’s about the only nice thing the English professor has to say about the public school system
Business Group Says State Investment in School Technology is Paying Off
WASHINGTON – Maryland students and teachers who have access to computers have become increasingly comfortable with technology, according to a study released Wednesday by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
Maryland One of Few States to Meet a National Schools Goal, Report Says
WASHINGTON – Maryland was one of only a handful of states to exceed a national school standard, leading the country in high school graduation rates, according to a report Thursday from the National Education Goals Panel
Federal Payments to Maryland Outweigh Federal Taxes Taken, Study Shows
WASHINGTON – Maryland residents received $1
Two Maryland High Schools Among 13 Honored Nationally for Innovation
WASHINGTON – Two Maryland high schools were named New American High Schools on Friday, the first time any of the state’s schools have received the national award
Schools Stick With Tradition When It Comes to Celebrating Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON – Cisco Nochera said he tries to be culturally sensitive when discussing Thanksgiving with his pre-kindergarten students, using the term Native American along with Indian, for example
Maryland Colleges Hope Bill Can Boost Enrollment of D.C. Students
WASHINGTON – Maryland public universities hope to jump-start lagging enrollment of Washington, D