Ruben Persists in Effort To Appoint Faculty to UMS Regents

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