ANNAPOLIS – Then only 12 years old, Freeman Hrabowski III huddled in a jail cell, calming his classmates and friends
State Surfs for Online Learning Opportunities
ANNAPOLIS – Jacob Stiffler, 17, walks into the Easton High School classroom, sits in the corner and attentively listens to the calculus lecture every school day
State Assessment Increases Evidence of Achievement Gap
ANNAPOLIS – African-American, Hispanic and Native-American students performed far worse than Asian and white students on a series of tests that may eventually be a statewide graduation requirement, reconfirming a widening achievement gap
Muslim Parents Ask for Accommodation During Ramadan
ANNAPOLIS – Every year Muslim student Yousef Hussein looks forward to the feasting, prayer and family time following the month-long holiday of Ramadan
Muslim Reporter Questioned For Looking `Suspicious’
ANNAPOLIS – A Capital News Service reporter, covering the closing of the Black & Decker plant in Easton, was approached Friday by three police officers who said she was reported to be “a suspicious-looking person of Middle Eastern descent
New Federal Education Law Poses Problems for Maryland Schools
ANNAPOLIS – New federal legislation has left Maryland school officials scrambling to find teachers, amid a national teacher shortage, to meet more stringent qualifications, the state schools chief told lawmakers Tuesday
State Leans on Community Colleges to Ease Teacher Shortage
ANNAPOLIS – With a more streamlined student transfer process and improved support, community colleges could help provide the state with thousands of teachers to ease a growing shortage, an October report says
Popularity Increases Among Advanced Placement Courses
ANNAPOLIS – More Maryland high school students are taking advanced placement courses — and passing the classes’ exams to earn college credit — in an effort to boost grade-point averages, save on tuition costs and enhance college applications