WASHINGTON – In a shaky voice that steadied as he spoke, Mike Kepferle told a small Capitol Hill crowd Wednesday how meningitis killed his oldest son, Joseph Patrick, less than 24 hours after he dropped the freshman off at Towson University
State Colleges Decry Claim of Race-Based Admission as Simplistic, Misleading
WASHINGTON – Most Maryland public colleges and universities engage in racial and ethnic discrimination when deciding which students to admit, a Washington-based research group charged Wednesday
Maryland Education Department Predicts Record Teacher Shortage
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland is expected to be short a record 10,351 teachers – 1,600 more than this year – at the start of school next year, according to a report released Tuesday by the State Department of Education
Maryland Posts Lowest Average Poverty Rate, Second-Highest Median Income
WASHINGTON – Maryland recorded the lowest average poverty rate in the country from 1997 to 1999, while posting the second-highest median household income over the same period, according to a report Tuesday from the Census Bureau
School Television Access Falls in Technology Gap
ANNAPOLIS – At the beginning of each school year, Donna M
Forecasters See Unpredictable Weather Swings in an Overall Average Fall Season
WASHINGTON – National Weather Service meteorologist Ed O’Lenic knows what kind of fall weather Maryland is facing
Board Hopes that Selling `Credits’ to Polluters Can Speed Bay Cleanup
WASHINGTON – Chesapeake Bay officials this month unveiled a proposal that would let Maryland polluters buy pollution “credits” from businesses and farms that exceed environmental standards for nutrient runoff
Opening Chinese Markets Could Be Boon to Some State Businesses, Bust to Others
WASHINGTON – State officials are predicting that Maryland businesses could more than double their exports to China over the next five years, as the result of a bill that cleared the Senate last week granting permanent normal trade relations