WASHINGTON – Maryland public elementary schools became more racially isolated during the 1990s, at the same time that the overall student population was becoming more diverse, according to a Capital News Service analysis of school demographics
‘Wall of Honor’ is Source of Pride, Comfort for Students in Military Families
ABERDEEN – The bulletin boards lining the hallways of Aberdeen Middle School are a little tattered, a bit abused and somewhat faded, except for one — the enormous floor-to-ceiling, red-white-and-blue “Wall of Honor” outside Peggy Busker’s classroom
Federal Appeals Court Sends Montgomery Gun Show Lawsuit Back for New Hearing
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing for a lawsuit filed against Montgomery County by gun groups who said the county illegally blocked their gun show at the county fairgrounds
School Counselors Try to Help as War Hits Home for Maryland Children
WASHINGTON – Whitney Rhone, a bright-eyed, college-bound senior at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, is having trouble taking tests these days
Pentagon No Longer Cares to Have Care Packages Sent to Troops Overseas
WASHINGTON – Children from the St
Schools Cancel Student Trips in the Face of Heightened Terror Alert, War Fears
WASHINGTON – South River High School senior Mark Cross will not play his baritone saxophone while marching on the cobblestone streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, this spring
Teachers Try to Answer Student Questions, Calm Fears, As War Talk Hits Classes
WASHINGTON – Kathryn Robinson feels like a peacekeeper these days
Maryland’s Deep Pockets Don’t Help School Districts, Census Report Says
WASHINGTON – Maryland spent $8,077 for each public school student in 2001, 13th-highest in the nation, but the state ranked 38th in the amount of money it spends on education relative to its wealth, according to new study by the Census Bureau
Paige Tells Schools to Be Prepared, Plan and Test Terror Response Now
SILVER SPRING – Federal secretaries of Education and Homeland Security came to Montgomery Blair High School on Friday to tell parents and educators they need to prepare a plan and practice their responses to a terrorist attack now
Schoolkids Have Proof of Positive Thinking on Snow — 54.9 Inches Worth
WASHINGTON – The students at the Evergreen School in Kensington have a theory about why it has snowed more this year in Maryland than at any other time that they can remember — the children are wishing for it