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Advocates and Opponents of In-State Tuition Bill Gearing Up for November

Advocates and Opponents of In-State Tuition Bill Gearing Up for November

While Barack Obama and his Republican opponent will capture national headlines this November, Maryland voters will turn their attention to in-state policy disputes, like 2011's In-State Tuition Bill, also known as the DREAM Act.

Maryland Counties Eye Cameras for Ticketing Violators at School Bus Stops

Maryland Counties Eye Cameras for Ticketing Violators at School Bus Stops

Maryland drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus may soon receive a ticket in the mail, as several counties move closer to mounting traffic cameras on the sides of buses.

Maryland Education Funding Divides State and County Leaders

Maryland Education Funding Divides State and County Leaders

Cash-strapped Maryland county leaders say they can’t afford to pay their share of rising costs for schools and are asking the state to back off of a requirement to match state education funding dollar-for-dollar.

Program Brings iPads to Prince George’s Classrooms

Program Brings iPads to Prince George’s Classrooms

Instead of solving math problems with pencil and paper in Christina Jerome’s 8th grade classroom at Charles Carroll Middle School, students add and subtract with a simple swipe of a finger.

Maryland May Seek Waiver of No Child Left Behind School Reforms

Maryland May Seek Waiver of No Child Left Behind School Reforms

President Obama announced last week that he is allowing states to request flexibility from the decade-old law in exchange for a more rigorous system that promotes college and career readiness.