2008 Maryland School Assessment

July 18, 2008

MSA changes may have raised scores

State education officials acknowledged yesterday for the first time that they had changed the Maryland School Assessment this year in a way that experts say contributed to an unusually large rise in student test scores.

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A 'wow' for murals by city students

The colorful murals on the side of the Hollins Street Market glittered in the afternoon sun as small knots of middle school students and...

Double honors

Double honors for two Baltimore County arts schools

Two Baltimore County high schools are among five nationwide to receive awards for arts education, school officials announced Thursday.

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Colleges learn to live with social media

The newly admitted Johns Hopkins freshman discovered that he was the only member of this year's class from Arkansas. So he joined the...

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