Maryland

Teacher Says Today’s Hispanic Students Are Not Helped by Yesterday’s Lessons

WASHINGTON – The Maryland high school where Donna Hunter teaches has changed from overwhelmingly white to almost 75 percent minority students over the years, but the curriculum has changed little, she said

State Might Encourage Energy Conservation

ANNAPOLIS – Two Maryland lawmakers want to curb potential energy cost increases and future blackouts by encouraging energy conservation

Raven May Join Oriole as Official State Bird

ANNAPOLIS – The Baltimore oriole could soon have a new companion

Pardoned Killer Testifies on Death Penalty and DNA Testing

ANNAPOLIS – An Eastern Shore man, exonerated by genetic evidence for the murder of a 9-year-old girl, told a Senate committee Thursday that bills to mandate DNA testing and halt executions for two years are sorely needed

Maryland College Administrators Blast Claim of Racial Preference in Admissions

WASHINGTON – Colleges give black and Hispanic applicants an unfair edge in admissions over similarly qualified white students, according to a study of 47 schools released Thursday by the Center for Equal Opportunity

National Foundation Pushes for Gay Rights in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Gay rights legislation didn’t too well in Maryland in 1999

Report: Maryland’s Health Care Appeals, Grievance Laws Working

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s two-year-old health care appeals and grievance law is working well, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Insurance Administration

Death Penalty Takes Spotlight in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s death penalty is set to go on trial today, as a Senate committee is scheduled to hear a bill to suspend executions for two years

Hopkins Study Finds Drunken Drivers Behind the Handlebars As Well As the Wheel

WASHINGTON – One in three fatal bicycle accidents in Maryland is linked to alcohol use, according to a Johns Hopkins University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association