Minority Enrollment Up Sharply on State’s College Campuses

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