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President's proposal on tuition, student aid raises hopes and concerns
Higher-education leaders in Maryland praised an effort unveiled by President Barack Obama on Friday to make college more affordable but expressed unease about still-emerging details that could have an impact on federal funding and student aid. Calling...Tags: Financial Aid, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Johns Hopkins University, Teaching and Learning, Government
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6 Md. schools get Blue Ribbon designation
Six elementary schools have been added to the prestigious Maryland list of Blue Ribbon designees after they were recognized as the highest performers and for raising achievement of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Interim state Superintendent...Tags: Baltimore County, Teachers, Science, Crofton, Rachel Carson
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Bel Air's Ring Factory Elementary named Blue Ribbon School
Congratulations are in order for the faculty, staff and students at Ring Factory Elementary School in Bel Air for being one of six Maryland schools recognized as a Blue Ribbon School Tuesday morning. Interim State Superintendent of Schools Bernard...Tags: Baltimore County, Crofton, Rachel Carson, Harford County, Whitehall
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State progressing on Race to Top reforms
Except for a delay in a new teacher-evaluation program, Maryland has made a strong start toward achieving the ambitious school reform goals that won the state a coveted $250 million grant, according to federal officials. Maryland, one of 11 states and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Arne Duncan, Teaching and Learning
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Three city schools to extend day by three hours
Three Baltimore schools have extended their school day by three hours, using a national program that has boosted achievement in other urban districts and has been hailed as a way to make American students competitive in the 21st century. Hilton...Tags: Conservation, Conservation, Teaching and Learning, Collective Contract, Chicago Public Schools
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Advocates, experts call for more attention to bullying of special needs-students
Special-education advocates are calling for the state to do more to address the bullying of disabled students, saying that a recent lawsuit against the city school system highlights the long-lasting harm that harassment can do to such children. Experts...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Andres Alonso, Teaching and Learning, Bullying, Teaching and Learning
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Time to eliminate ineffective cabinet agencies
In response to Thomas F. Schaller's recent opinion piece on Republican criticisms of federal agencies ("Cabinet agencies in the cross-hairs," Nov. 16), readers may recall that the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy was ostensibly to free us from...Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Baltimore school system among top competitors for federal grant
The Baltimore school system was among 23 educational organizations from across the nation to be named finalists in a highly competitive U.S. Department of Education program that will dole out nearly $150 million for innovative programming this year.... -
Taking the mystery out of the bottom-line cost of college
By the time you know how much it will cost out of pocket to attend a college, you are far along in the process. Not only have you been accepted by the school, but you've likely waited weeks to receive the financial aid package.
But soon an estimate of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Marketing, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid
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Bullying reports surge in city schools
Geneva Biggus sometimes barely recognizes her chatty, confident fifth-grader, who just 18 months ago was so vulnerable and desperate that she threatened to jump from the second-floor window of her West Baltimore school to escape bullies. On a recent...Tags: Howard County, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Martin O'Malley
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Md. declines to file in first round of No Child Left Behind waivers
Maryland will not be one of the first states to apply for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act, state education officials said Thursday. Last month, President Barack Obama said he would offer states that have embraced his administration's...Tags: Barack Obama
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After school tutoring is highly effective
In a recent editorial ("Is tutoring effective?" Oct. 11), The Sun asserted that there was little oversight of organizations providing tutoring to low-income students trapped in failing schools. In the same way we need to hold schools to high standards, we...Tags: Personal Income, Chicago Public Schools
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