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Debate on whether cursive writing should still be taught
Darius Riley displays the concentration of a tightrope walker as he fastens his eyes on the lined paper in front of him and grips his No. 2 yellow pencil down to its point to make his most perfect curly letters.
"I would rather do it in print because...Tags: Teachers, Highlandtown, Vanderbilt University , Anne Arundel County, Patterson Park
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Democrats eyeing Western Maryland
Ed Coile and his husband are true-blue Democrats. But they were thinking about saving money, not their congressional representation, when they decided to move from Washington to conservative Frederick County last year. "Politics just didn't play a role,"...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., African Americans, Roscoe G Bartlett, Michael E. Busch, Homes
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Maryland ranked no. 1 in schools again
Maryland schools have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by a leading education publication for the fourth year in a row, earning a grade of B+ compared to the national average of C.
The rankings by Education Week have been promoted by Gov. Martin O'...Tags: Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Martin O'Malley, Students, Nancy Grasmick
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Maryland's only public boarding school tries for new start in its fourth year
When Khalek Kirkland and one of his college buddies imagined their dream jobs, they wanted to be in charge of schools where they had students for enough hours in the day to change the course of their lives.
Kirkland got that job this summer as head of...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Human Interest, Nancy Grasmick, New York, Career and Workplace
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Join Central Maryland Chorale for first rehearsal of season
Share your good news and events with the community. Contact Laurel Leader editorial assistant Pat Farmer, paf1@patuxent.com, or phone and fax 410-332-6653. Central Maryland Chorale — First rehearsal of season, Mon., Aug. 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Human Interest, Fort Meade (military base), Frank Sinatra, Hospitals and Clinics
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Costas owners surprise Kathie Lee Gifford with a crab feast
The Baltimore SunIt had to come out sometime. I love Kathie Lee Gifford. As in, I think she's really, really funny. Gifford, who grew up in Bowie, Md. and graduated from Bowie High School, is a noted fan of Chesapeake seafoood, steamed crabs and Costas Inn. On Tuesday,...Tags: Kathie Lee Gifford
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School year begins in Anne Arundel
As schools opened Tuesday in Anne Arundel County with a record 76,600 students, Bates Middle School sixth-grader Londell Owens said he's looking forward to learning much in his classes "and having fun doing it."
Among those who were in attendance at...Tags: Human Interest, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County (Maryland), Annapolis, Nancy Grasmick
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Russell Gordon 'Buz' Meyer Sr.
Russell Gordon "Buz" Meyer Sr., a conservationist who converted his Woodwardville farm into a habitat for animals and plants that he opened to Scouting groups, 4-H clubs, church camps, schoolchildren and the Audubon Society, died there Sept. 1 of...Tags: Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Education reform coming to the suburbs
As the school year finally gets under way, public school students across the state will be writing more often and learning to think differently in math class, as the state begins major education reforms that will change everything from the curriculum to...Tags: Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, Teaching and Learning, Unions, Colleges and Universities
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Police: Roommates argued over iPod before stabbing
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Police say a 19-year-old student at a Maryland university fatally stabbed her roommate after the two argued over an iPod. Charging documents say Alexis Simpson turned off an iPod belonging to her roommate, Dominique Frazier, as...Tags: Apple iPod, Colleges and Universities
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Maryland in joint effort to change science education
Maryland has joined a multi-state campaign to improve science education — a move that will lead to a greater emphasis on analytical and conceptual thinking. As part of the 20-state effort led by the National Academy of Sciences, Maryland will...Tags: Public Schools, High Schools, Technology, Science, Schools
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