The parents of a Frostburg State University football player who died after a second concussion accused coaches at the Maryland school of conducting “gladiatorial” high-speed drills that caused players to suffer repeated blows to the head. A wrongful-death lawsuit charges ...

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A new poll finds most Americans don’t know the first thing about the Common Core State Standards, even though most public schools across the country will launch these new learning standards at the end of this month.

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The Community College of Baltimore County is revving up to launch an outreach program aimed at increasing the number of CCBC students age 50 and older, which officials are organizing with help from a $15,000 grant from the American Association of Community Colleges.

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WASHINGTON — College costs are driving decisions about which schools to attend, what to study and even where to live, according to a report from loan giant Sallie Mae. Parents no longer foot the largest portion of the bill, according ...

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton said Wednesday that he is planning to lobby against Florida’s self-defense law prior to next month’s 50th anniversary of the 1963 march on Washington, D.C. Sharpton made his comments during a ...

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WASHINGTON — An emerging deal to lower interest rates on student loans hit a major obstacle Thursday after lawmakers were told it carried a $22 billion price tag over the next decade. The proposal was designed to offer Democrats the ...

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First-time certified public accountant candidates who graduated from Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management achieved the highest CPA exam pass rates of all first-time candidates who graduated from Maryland institutions.

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Goucher College President Sanford J. Ungar has told the college’s Board of Trustees he will step down next summer after leading the Towson-based liberal arts college for 13 years.

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UPPER MARLBORO — A judge is halting for now a Maryland lawsuit involving the University of Maryland’s exit from the Atlantic Coast Conference, saying a North Carolina lawsuit involving the exit should be resolved first. Prince George’s County Circuit Judge ...

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ST. MARY’S CITY — St. Mary’s College of Maryland has named a new interim president as it struggles to recover from its failure to enroll enough students for next year. Ian Newbould will serve as interim president for the upcoming ...

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