Bush Brings New Math to Parkland School

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