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Coronavirus handed Anne Arundel County public schools and senior classes a conundrum unlike any before: a global pandemic canceled their proms, graduations, and other events. What was to be done with all of the money raised?
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Ellen L. Johns, a Baltimore public schools principal and member of Union Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 50 years, has died at 96.
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For the first time in two years, he gets to celebrate the holiday with his family.
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Pines, the former dean of the engineering school, took over the job this week, and immediately embraced the the two issues that have arisen to consume the public’s mind: the coronavirus and racism.
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As part of $413 million in budget cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the state Board of Public Works has scrapped plans to expand the Maryland attorney general’s office by adding a unit to prosecute street crime in Baltimore.
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The state Board of Public Works has approved $413 million in state budget cuts that Gov. Larry Hogan said were necessary because of the economic crisis — and the governor signaled more cuts may be needed.
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Darryll Pines has called for the naming of new residence halls for groundbreaking Black and Asian alumni, creating a new orientation program for students and staff, reconsidering police tactics and equipment, and improving diversity among students and faculty.
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As the fall semester approaches, Maryland’s colleges and universities are announcing plans and guidelines for how they plan to hold classes while containing the spread of coronavirus. Here’s a sampling of what some of the schools in the area are doing.
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Baltimore-area public school students aren’t likely to return to five-day-a-week, in-person classes in the fall, school superintendents told lawmakers Tuesday.
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Instead of one day, I-Day has now been spread to four days, with about 325 plebes coming each day, said Cmdr. Kelly Laing, officer in charge of Plebe Summer.
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In recent weeks, some Baltimore-area high school students and recent graduates have harnessed personal recollections of discrimination to craft roadmaps for reform.
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A Maryland Institute College of Art illustration professor announced his resignation after a Twitter post from a former student that alleged misconduct went viral. The woman met with MICA's human resources department in 2016 but said, “to my knowledge, nothing happened.”
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The University of Maryland announced Monday that its main administration building will be named after alumnus and longtime state Senate president Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.
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A group of about 100 protesters marched across the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus in Baltimore Monday to paper the front door and windows of University President Ron Daniels’ house with copies of a faculty petition calling for an end to a stalled plan for a private university police force.
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Hopkins announced it was purchasing the Newseum building last January, and closed on the property Monday, according to a university news release. Hopkins purchased the building for $302.5 million.
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After more than three months, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will again preside over the state Board of Public Works as the panel considers his proposals to cut $672 million from the upcoming state budget because of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maryland will receive $210 million for remote learning and tutoring to help schools and students most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
