LOS ANGELES — Coed dorm rooms could be a reality for some UCLA students as soon as next year — but don’t expect campus housing to turn into “Real World UCLA” with strangers of different genders being thrown into the ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to tell students Wednesday in a back-to-school message that America needs their passion and ideas in these tough economic times. The White House released the text of the president’s message early to defuse any ...

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Sylvan Learning Inc. of Baltimore, a provider of supplemental educational services and online tutoring, launched “Fit 4 Algebra,” a free online tool to help parents assess whether their child is on track for the critical “gateway” subject. It consists of ...

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FREDERICK — Professor Christopher Stromberg picked up a paperback book with a creased cover. “All right,” he said to a group of 10 first-year Hood College students gathered in a windowless classroom. “Let’s talk about ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns.'” He ...

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Students and faculty members at the University of Maryland, Baltimore expressed apprehension Thursday about a proposed merger of that school and the state’s flagship campus in College Park. The University System of Maryland is studying the potential merger under a ...

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Media Works Ltd., a Baltimore-based media communications agency, has been selected by the Community College of Baltimore County as its advertising agency of record. The three-year contract is valued at $1.5 million. Media Works will focus on developing and implementing ...

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For many of us, summer vacation is synonymous with summer camp or afternoons spent poolside. However, the summer months should also be a time for children to build upon the academic skills they have gained during the school year. According ...

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ANNAPOLIS — On the average summer day, Petya Rogacheva wakes up in her Annapolis apartment, drinks some coffee and calls her mom before heading out on a 15-minute bike ride to the Anchorage Community Pool where she works as a ...

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While new development in much of Baltimore has slowed, a plan to expand the geographic boundaries at the University of Maryland BioPark and clear the way for a total of up to 2 million square feet of lab, hotel and ...

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Maryland School Assessment scores are up statewide, but Baltimore saw lower scores as the city boosted testing security in the wake of cheating at several schools. Scores were released Wednesday for the tests taken by 365,000 students in third through ...

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