Higher Ed Officials Criticize Proposed For-Profit College

ANNAPOLIS – State higher education officials are skeptical about an application from a for-profit corporation trying to set up a technical college in Maryland, saying the expensive facility would not have to meet the same accreditation standards as others in the state

Frozen Funds Jeopardize School Internet Connections

ANNAPOLIS – It may be difficult to keep Maryland’s poorer schools wired to the Internet if the two-month freeze on federal “E-Rate” funds continues, school officials said Tuesday, after the Senate Commerce Committee met to discuss the program’s future

Md. Schools Cope With Growing Autistic Population

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland schools are struggling to meet the needs of a growing number of autistic students and are so overwhelmed they’re considering turning over part of their responsibility to the state health department

Task Force Seeks Solutions to Rising Tuition, Inadequate Aid Problem

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Regents Financial Aid Task Force is considering a series of measures to address the “crisis” caused by rising tuition costs and inadequate financial aid

Draft Maryland College Plan Calls for Affordable, Accessible Education

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s higher education needs to be made more accessible, affordable and student-centered, state higher education officials agreed at a meeting on Wednesday

Education Experts Worry State Funding Won’t Come Through

ANNAPOLIS – Full funding for Maryland’s sweeping education reform plan known as Thornton is in jeopardy, education officials said this week

Maryland’s Money is Improving Schools

ANNAPOLIS – Some public services important to the state’s children could undergo substantial cuts next year in order to fully fund Maryland’s schools, says a report issued Thursday

School’s In; Teachers Still Out

ANNAPOLIS – With most Maryland schools a week into their 2004-2005 school year, several hundred teaching positions remain open statewide