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Anne Arundel Co. picks new school superintendent
The Anne Arundel County school board has selected a new superintendent.
Baltimore English teacher honored at White House
A Maryland high school teacher who helps push students toward college is being honored at the White House as the National Teacher of the Year.
Frostburg State aims to increase nursing educators
The University System of Maryland has approved a master's degree in nursing program at Frostburg State University to address a shortage of nursing educators.
Program holds out hope of a ‘better life’
Brenda Goeller attended her graduation Tuesday. In a new dress and new shoes, she was recognized for completing a dental assistant program at the Community College of Baltimore County.
State university system enrollment to dip
For the first time since the 1990s, enrollment in the University System of Maryland is expected to decline this fall, a drop attributed to a decrease in the number of Maryland’s high school graduates and other trends at the system’s 11 universities.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland names new president
St. Mary's College of Maryland has named a dean and scientist from Lewis and Clark College as the school's next president.
UB to pay new students to graduate on time
There’s nothing like free money to incentivize hitting the books — at least, that’s what the University of Baltimore hopes.
MICA adjuncts want to unionize
Adjunct faculty members at the Maryland Institute College of Art are seeking to unionize, a move that could make MICA the only four-year institution in the state where part-time faculty have established collective bargaining rights.
Standardized tests to start this week
Maryland schools plan to start their annual round of standardized tests this week, despite legislators' efforts to cancel or replace them this year.
Mediation urged in Maryland black colleges lawsuit
ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys representing historically black colleges said Tuesday they hope Maryland will embrace mediation to create high-demand academic programs at the schools, now that a federal judge has ruled the state is violating desegregation law by perpetuating the duplication of programs at predominantly white colleges. The 60-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake […]
Prince George’s teachers get 2 percent pay raise
UPPER MARLBORO — Prince George’s County teachers have ratified a new three-year contract that will give them a 2 percent cost-of-living pay raise. The Washington Post reports the Board of Education approved the contract, and the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association ratified the contract after the board’s vote last week. The union represents 9,200 teachers. [&hell[...]
UMES plans to install 2 wind turbines
PRINCESS ANNE — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans to install two wind turbines with enough power to fuel hundreds of homes to serve as instruments for student and faculty research. The Daily Times reports that the turbines should be operational by early next year. UMES Vice President for research and economic development G. […]
