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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Findings of Baltimore City schools spending audit

    Among the expenditures by the city school system that U.S. Department of Education auditors found inappropriate: - $4,352 spent by two elementary schools for dinner cruises at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor - $2,413 spent on fried chicken, potato...

    Tags: PTA, Inner Harbor, Schools, Elementary Schools, Foods and Beverages

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Federal audit finds city schools misspent stimulus, Title I funds

    The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money intended to help the state's poorest schools after a scathing audit found that Baltimore City was one of two school districts that misspent the funds, using the money for dinner cruises, makeovers and meals.
    The Maryland State Department of Education may have to pay back up to $540,000 in federal money intended to help the state's poorest schools after a scathing audit found that Baltimore City was one of two school districts that misspent the funds, using...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Biscuits, Inner Harbor, E.J. Pipkin, Foods and Beverages

    3. May 12, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. Maryland's McDaniel College closing the 'opportunity gap'

    Here's what Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said three years ago as the nation's gap between rich and poor widened toward historic levels: "I think it's a very bad development. It's creating two societies. And it's based very much, I think, on educational differences. … It leads to an unequal society, and a society which doesn't have the cohesion that we'd like to see."
    Here's what Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said three years ago as the nation's gap between rich and poor widened toward historic levels: "I think it's a very bad development. It's creating two societies. And it's based very much, I think, on...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Students, The New York Times, Teaching and Learning

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Man stabbed in head, arrested in W. Baltimore domestic dispute

    The argument could be heard first, neighbors said. Then the police lights began flashing through their windows.
    The argument could be heard first, neighbors said. Then the police lights began flashing through their windows. Residents in Baltimore's Upton neighborhood, not unfamiliar with police activity, said they peered outside. A man they recognized as a...

    Tags: Arne Duncan

    5. May 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. City schools chief Alonso resigns

    Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system.
    Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Collective Contract, Students, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning

    6. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Coppin to break ground on $80 million science center

    Coppin State University is moving forward with an $80 million Science and Technology Center that it hopes will boost sagging enrollment despite concerns that the West Baltimore school will not have enough money to operate the building.
    Coppin State University is moving forward with an $80 million Science and Technology Center that it hopes will boost sagging enrollment despite concerns that the West Baltimore school will not have enough money to operate the building. A ceremonial...

    Tags: Biology, University System of Maryland, Students, Science, Teaching and Learning

    7. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Blue Ribbon adds to spectrum of awards at Folly Quarter Middle School

    Folly Quarter Middle School in Ellicott City has been in existence only 10 years, but has already gathered a collection of awards and honors that includes a Healthy Howard Gold Award and being designated a "green" school for environmental awareness.
    Folly Quarter Middle School in Ellicott City has been in existence only 10 years, but has already gathered a collection of awards and honors that includes a Healthy Howard Gold Award and being designated a "green" school for environmental awareness....

    Tags: Middle Schools, Howard County, Ellicott City, Students, Teaching and Learning

    8. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Maryland should say yes to single-sex schools

    Anyone hearing the ACLU's position on single-sex education would think something troubling is afoot in almost every town in America. The ACLU claims that single-sex education is an unlawful form of discrimination and that its supposed benefits are based...

    Tags: Annapolis, Roman Catholicism, University of California, Los Angeles, Susan Collins, Medical Research

    9. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Perry Hall High gets grant to recover from shooting

    Perry Hall High School has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist in its efforts to recover from a shooting on the first day of school.
    Perry Hall High School has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist in its efforts to recover from a shooting on the first day of school. George Roberts, principal of the high school in Baltimore County, said the...

    Tags: Perry Hall High School, Punishment, Students, Teaching and Learning

    10. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Md. schools concerned cuts will affect next school year

    Federal education officials warned Wednesday of deep cuts to school systems such as Baltimore's if lawmakers fail to avert across-the-board spending reductions — leaving local schools uncertain how many teachers and programs they can retain next year.
    Federal education officials warned Wednesday of deep cuts to school systems such as Baltimore's if lawmakers fail to avert across-the-board spending reductions — leaving local schools uncertain how many teachers and programs they can retain next...

    Tags: FLIR Systems Incorporated, Labor Markets, Barack Obama, Job Layoffs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    11. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Northwestern High alumni sue school system over closure

    Northwestern High alumni have gone to court to try to stop the Baltimore school from closing, as civil rights activists say the plan is discriminatory because shuttering the institution would disproportionately affect low-income, minority students.
    Northwestern High alumni have gone to court to try to stop the Baltimore school from closing, as civil rights activists say the plan is discriminatory because shuttering the institution would disproportionately affect low-income, minority students. The...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Sheila Dixon, Students, Teaching and Learning, Litigation

    12. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. College Park shooting won't be reflected in university crime tally

    When the University of Maryland issues its end-of-year crime report to the U.S. Department of Education — as is required by federal law — it will not include the recent off-campus shooting that left two students dead and another wounded.
    The Baltimore Sun
    When the University of Maryland issues its end-of-year crime report to the U.S. Department of Education — as is required by federal law — it will not include the recent off-campus shooting that left two students dead and another wounded....

    Tags: Old Dominion University, Colleges and Universities, Firearms, Theft, Criminal Laws

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