Bills Seek Freeze on Tuition Increases

ANNAPOLIS – Molly Quell has spent her college years resisting temptation

Bill Seeks Tougher Penalties for School Violence

ANNAPOLIS – People who commit violent crimes in Maryland may soon face stiffer punishments if they commit their crimes near or on school property

Sign Language to Count as Foreign Language for Md. Students

BALTIMORE – Sign language will soon become an alternative choice for Maryland high school students looking for foreign language credits

Allegany Community Builds New School, Faces Old Challenges

FROSTBURG – When Martin Crump opens the door to the basement in Westmar Middle School, the room is barely lit and a loud humming sound almost drowns out what he says next:

“This is Big Bertha

Bill Calls For Maryland Student Health Report Card

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland students may have new tests to worry about

Maryland University Sends Teachers to Afghanistan

ANNAPOLIS – Ray Fox thinks of himself as being on a kind of vacation

Beyond Data: A Look at State’s Program to Save a Baltimore School

BALTIMORE – Whenever Dillyel Gibson is tempted to put her head down on her desk to sleep during class, she hears a voice

Study Shows Disparity in Death Rates of Whites, African Americans

ANNAPOLIS – The death rate for African Americans is higher than that for whites throughout Maryland, where the population of blacks and other minorities continues to grow, and combined may constitute half the state’s population by 2010

Media Make a Case for Broadcast Coverage of Trials

ANNAPOLIS – Popular court drama shows may have some new competition in Maryland: Broadcast coverage of some criminal trials