Half-Century After Brown Ruling, New Inequalities Take Root in State’s Schools

WASHINGTON – Fifty years after the Supreme Court struck down “separate but equal” education, Maryland schools are becoming more segregated, districts remain unequally funded and minority students continue to lag behind whites on test scores

Chestertown Students Seeking Serving Learning Hours Clean Up — Literally

WASHINGTON – To earn their state-mandated service hours, Maryland students have designed school recycling programs, volunteered at animal shelters and helped the homeless

‘Deliberate Speed’ of School Desegregation Varied Widely Across Maryland

WASHINGTON – Rachel Polk was one of five black students, the “best and the brightest,” who were chosen decades ago as a test group to integrate Wicomico High School

Student’s Fight to Integrate Harford High School Would Be Just First of Many

BALTIMORE – John Almacy knew that his friend Dwight Pettit was one of the first black students at Aberdeen High School in 1960

State Department Links Chesapeake Bay, Bay of Bengal, Through Local Students

WASHINGTON – Some Maryland seventh-grade students will get a chance to study the culture of Bangladesh this fall — by sailing on the Chesapeake Bay

Advocates Wary as State School Board Tweaks ‘No Child Left Behind’ Rules

WASHINGTON – The State Board of Education unanimously approved revisions to No Child Left Behind rules Wednesday that would make it harder for schools to fall short of testing standards

Wynn Reaches Out to New Constituents; Few Reach Back With Campaign Funds

WASHINGTON – When redistricting pushed his 4th District boundaries into northern Montgomery County, Rep

Supreme Court to Hear Multistate, International Wire Fraud Case from Maryland

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from three New York men convicted in Maryland of wire fraud for a scheme to smuggle liquor into Canada

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Most of Claim in Mistaken Identity Arrest

WASHINGTON – Tray Carter may have a beef with his brother — but he doesn’t have much of a beef left with police who arrested him in a 1999 case of mistaken identity, an appeals court has ruled

Giant, Safeway Strike Unlikely to Affect Grocery Delivery Service

WASHINGTON – If you can’t get to the groceries next week, the groceries may still be able to come to you