ANNAPOLIS – Two faculty members with voting rights would join the University of Maryland Board of Regents under a bill making its way once again through the General Assembly
Parents Could Pay College Tuition Years Ahead
ANNAPOLIS – Parents would be able to begin paying for a child’s college education at a fixed rate years before the child went to college under legislation being considered by a House committee
UMS Says State Regulations Hurt Economic Development
ANNAPOLIS – State ethics laws are blocking vital partnerships between University of Maryland System institutions and private businesses — partnerships that could boost economic development, system officials told a House committee Tuesday
Truant Students Could Lose Driver’s Licenses
ANNAPOLIS – Students between the ages of 15 and 17 who are consistently truant could have their driver’s licenses suspended under a bill before a Senate committee
Legislation Pits County Governments against Schools
ANNAPOLIS – Legislation that would sharply reduce the funds county governments are required to give local school boards is pitting counties against public school officials at the Maryland Statehouse
UM System Anticipates Enrollment Surge
COLLEGE PARK – A University of Maryland System Board of Regents panel predicted Thursday that enrollment would surge in the next 10 years as the baby boom generation’s children reach college age