NORTH BETHESDA – Scott Parsons, 11, carefully navigated the halls of Parkland Magnet Middle School for Aerospace Technology, as he juggled two overstuffed binders and a homemade model rocket
Maryland’s Educated Hispanic Population High, But Dropped Over Time
WASHINGTON – The percentage of Hispanic high school and college graduates in Maryland has consistently outpaced the national average, according to U
AmeriCorps Program May Get Reprieve
WASHINGTON – Before she moved to Maryland for a 10-month volunteer program, Audrey Massenburg watched as a construction crew tore up sections of her childhood home in New Orleans
Consumer Advocates Say Md. Phone Customers Unfairly Taxed
WASHINTON – Maryland would be among the “biggest losers” if a Federal Communications Commission telephone tax proposal makes it off the drawing board, a consumer advocacy organization charged Thursday
Feds Send Extra Cash to Md. Energy Assistance
WASHINGTON – Kim Orefice, a single mother of two from Dundalk, never wanted to turn to the government for help, but when she got a $700 shut-off notice from her heating company this winter, she didn’t know what else to do
Baltimore Schools Improving, Report Shows
WASHINGTON – Baltimore schools showed improvement in Maryland School Assessment scores but they still trail state scores, according to a report released Tuesday by the Council of Great City Schools
Baltimore Church Celebrates 100 Years of Orthodoxy
BALTIMORE – Bill Koutrelakos met his wife at a church dance that celebrated Greek Independence Day, and he can’t help but think that it is a little ironic
Senate Finds Funds for Heating Costs
WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would free up $1 billion in federal home energy assistance to defray this winter’s heating costs
Grasmick Tells Congress Teacher Funding Pays in Competitiveness
WASHINGTON – Funding math and science teacher recruitment and training programs at the earliest education levels is imperative for keeping America competitive, the Maryland state superintendent of schools told House lawmakers Thursday
Online AP Classes Face Economics Lesson
WOODLAWN – Woodlawn High School senior Ziad Haddad is in a sophomore-level physics class, but it’s not because he was held back