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Are Md. schools really No. 1?
Educators and politicians rave about Maryland's public schools. And why shouldn't they? After all, Education Week, the nation's most widely circulated education newspaper, has ranked Maryland public schools in first place for the past four years. But...
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Consumer agency to review mandatory arbitration in financial services
Finally, a spotlight will be shone on a widespread business practice that forces unhappy customers to settle disputes through binding arbitration — rather than by telling their story in court. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now is seeking...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Judges, Netherlands, Business, Trials
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Making up for lost daylight saving time
Sure, the yearly switch to daylight saving time always puts some of us into a funk and a fog.
It's true that it's harder to concentrate on writing that legal brief or counting out the correct change. It can't be denied that to the sleep-deprived, small...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Insomnia, Heart Attack, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University
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US News: Hopkins is 2nd best school of medicine
The U.S. New & World Report graduate school rankings are out and Johns Hopkins University has moved up from 3rd to a tie for 2nd with the University of Pennsylvania.
They were behind top-ranked Harvard University. But they beat out Stanford University...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, AIDS, University of Maryland, College Park
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez, former director of the division of child psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who also conducted pivotal studies on autism and other developmental disorders in children, died Friday of heart failure at his...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Teaching and Learning, Johns Hopkins University, Pediatrics
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Dorothy R. Dot Lamborn
Dorothy R. "Dot" Lamborn, an educator who assisted her husband during his tenure as headmaster at McDonogh School, died of complications from a fall Sept. 20 at Bassett Healthcare, a Cooperstown, N.Y., hospital. The Potomac resident was 95. The daughter...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Stamford, Harvard University, Chevy Chase, Clubs and Associations
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Walters researchers decode the secrets of the Archimedes Palimpsest
Twelve years ago, Walters Art Museum curator Will Noel opened a parcel and discovered what he calls "Archimedes' brain in a box."
Thus began a search for buried treasure — in this case, the lost writings of Archimedes of Syracuse, a famed Greek...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Medical Research, Judges, Johns Hopkins University, Archimedes
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True friendships are good for the health of men and women
Most of the emails I receive that request forwarding to others, I don't pay much attention to, unless they have cute animal photos or some real meaning to me. One from my best friend Bev, who lives in Mesa Ariz., captured my attention. The subject line "I...Tags: Chess Playing, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stress, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization
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City notes second declining set of test scores
The performance of Baltimore's first- and second-grade pupils fell significantly in reading and math on a national standardized test, mirroring the drops on statewide assessments this year. The results show that the academic performance of even the city'...Tags: School Examinations, Academic Progress, Bowie, Teaching and Learning, Examinations
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College News: County residents named to dean's lists
The following students have been named to the dean's list for the spring 2011 quarter at the Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, Ga.: Sean Dooley and Jacqueline Sindall, both of Laurel; Lauren Anderson, Tori Millhollon, Erin Hanlon, Jin...Tags: Virginia Tech, The Pennsylvania State University, Colleges and Universities, Engineering, College of William and Mary
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A better way to reform pensions
After much haggling, Maryland took a tentative step this spring toward strengthening its state employee pension system, which is estimated to be underfunded by at least $19 billion. By raising the amount state workers must pay toward their own pensions,...Tags: Employees, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Colleges and Universities, Wages and Pensions
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McDonogh hurdler Autumne Franklin takes break to focus on colleges
After a busy month of running hurdles in national events, McDonogh rising senior Autumne Franklin is spending her time away from track with a sharp focus on her future. The Owings Mills resident is participating in a five-week engineering internship with...Tags: France, University of California, Los Angeles, Schools, Colleges and Universities, Qualcomm Inc.
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