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Education leaders offer plan to fix school funding law
State education leaders have offered legislators their recommendations for fixing the state law that requires local governments to fund their public schools at a minimum level. The state's superintendents, teachers union and local school boards...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Public Schools
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Man sentenced in scheme that sent 14 homes into foreclosure
A Bowie man whose fraud scheme sent more than a dozen homes into foreclosure and caused owners to lose more than $1.2 million in home equity was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison, prosecutors said. Charles Donaldson, 58, recruited...Tags: Punishment, Foreclosures, Financial and Business Services, Homes, Rentals
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School community reaches out to support family
Wearing just their T-shirts and underwear, Christina Means and her family escaped from a house fire that struck in the middle of the night.
They watched the Rosedale house burn in the cold December air and waited for the firetrucks, wrapped in the one...Tags: Fires, Teachers, Rentals, Human Interest, American Red Cross
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Baltimore County proposes new student discipline code
Baltimore County school leaders are reconsidering discipline policies that have led to one of the highest suspension rates in the state, saying they want to reduce the number of times students are sent home for minor infractions. A revamped discipline...Tags: Education, Punishment, Students, Dundalk, Baltimore County
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Glen Burnie man in critical condition after crash
A 31-year-old Glen Burnie man is in critical condition after a crash on Green Branch Lane in Anne Arundel County, according to Anne Arundel County police. Jason W. Vail was a passenger in a car driven by Daryl L. Moss Jr, 22, of Linthicum. Moss was...Tags: Linthicum, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Glen Burnie
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School officials worry about overwhelming students, schools with tests
The 2013-2014 school year may seem like a long way off, but state school officials are already fretting over a perfect storm of education reforms that could make today's extensive state testing regimen seem like a snap. That's the year when students...Tags: Kate Walsh, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Students, Concerts
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Md. is No. 1 in number of graduates who pass AP exams
For the fourth year in a row, Maryland ranked No. 1 in the nation in the percentage of its graduating seniors who successfully passed the rigorous Advanced Placement exams, leaping further ahead of other top states.
Twenty-nine percent of last year's...Tags: Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
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HBCU lawsuit: A troubled legacy
Has Maryland reneged on its promise to desegregate the state's public institutions of higher learning? Has the state, in defiance of the law, continued to operate a dual system of separate and unequal schools based on race?
The answer to such questions...Tags: University System of Maryland, Arts and Culture, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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Spike and Amy and Kathie Lee and Hoda: Woodberry Kitchen on Today
The Baltimore SunA few Baltimore area restaurants have showed up recently, or will soon, in national media. Woodberry Kitchen owners Amy and Spike Gjerde are scheduled for the fourth hour of Tuesday's Today show. They will be showing Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb how...Tags: Television, Kathie Lee Gifford, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Ham
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Trainer Dale Capuano joins the 3,000-win club
Maryland horse trainer Dale Capuano has become the 27th trainer in North American history to win 3,000 races after Father Mudd took Thursday afternoon's ninth race at Laurel Park.
“I was pretty proud when I won our first race, so when you get to 3,...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park
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$8 million donated for children attending Jewish day schools
The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced that they will donate $8 million over five years to provide scholarships to children attending Jewish day schools in the Baltimore area. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Judaism
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Romney names new Md. endorsements
(Dec. 20) GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released 37 new Maryland endorsements on Tuesday, including Anne Arundel County state Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire and Baltimore County Del. William J. Frank.
Recent polls show Romney running even or slightly...Tags: Bill Campbell, Calvert County, Parties and Movements, Anne Arundel County, Elections
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