Maryland

Montgomery County Pleads for School Money

ANNAPOLIS James Hubert Blake High School sophomore Kristina Cheek stood before the Board of Public Works Wednesday and told them about the impact new schools have made in the lives of Montgomery County students

County Executive Absence Disrupts Prince George’s Appeal

ANNAPOLIS The absence of the Prince George’s county executive did not go unnoticed during county’s appeal before the Board of Public Works for additional school construction funding on Wednesday

Mikulski, Sarbanes Defend Party-Line Votes on Impeachment

WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic Sens

Failing Baltimore, PG Schools Added List for Possible State Takeover

BALTIMORE – Maryland education officials Tuesday said nine more schools — six in Baltimore and three in Prince George’s County — performed poorly enough on state tests last year to be eligible for state takeover

Lewin Emphasizes Technology

ANNAPOLIS – The state’s new secretary for economic development told lawmakers Tuesday that his top priority is to correct the negative perception – or misperception – people have of Maryland’s business climate

Capital Budget Plan Includes Record $250 Million for Schools

ANNAPOLIS – Glendening administration officials Tuesday unveiled a $1

Redskins May Be in Cooke’s Blood, Politics Apparently Is Not

WASHINGTON – As the National Football League prepares to hear the details this week of the high bid for the Washington Redskins, John Kent Cooke’s quest to buy the team from his father’s estate appears more and more to be a long-shot

Maryland Schools Already Practice Much of What Clinton Preached

WASHINGTON – The education reforms proposed by President Clinton in his State of the Union address are “not going to change the way we do business” in Maryland, said a state school official

New Redskins Owners Are No Major Leaguers in Political Giving

WASHINGTON – At least one tradition is not likely to change with the sale of the Washington Redskins