It seems students at the University of Maryland School of Law have already gotten a great present this holiday season: no tuition increase next year. This despite other schools within the University of Maryland, Baltimore seeing an average tuition increase ...

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LONDON — British lawmakers on Thursday approved a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees by a narrow margin after some government legislators rebelled amid violent protests outside Parliament. The plan to raise the cap on tuition fees to 9,000 ...

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FREDERICK — Prospective students visiting Hood College already receive a look into life at the college. Soon, they’ll get a taste of it, too. The college has partnered with Uncle Ralph’s Not Yet Famous Cookies in Frederick to produce the ...

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Summer associate programs at some of the larger and mid-sized law firms around Baltimore are a mixed bag this year. Some firms, like Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP and Ballard Spahr LLP, have jettisoned the programs for 2011; others, like ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A regulation that would base 50 percent of teacher evaluations on “student growth” to secure federal funds was rejected by a legislative committee because it took away the flexibility of local school systems and required feedback that “never ...

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SALISBURY — The massive overhaul now transforming the face of Salisbury University’s campus is, according to officials, moving along nicely, and all work should be wrapped up by summer. There are four projects: construction of the new Perdue School of ...

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BALTIMORE — Baltimore teachers voted to approve a new contract that links pay increases to student performance. Members of the Baltimore Teachers Union voted 1,902 to 1,045 on Wednesday to pass the contract, which originally fell 400 votes short of ...

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BALTIMORE — Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken has launched a new initiative that’s meant to help students improve their math skills. The former Oriole is asking students in grades kindergarten through 12 in every state to play the online ...

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Three college football players who saw a teammate get fatally shot by police outside a suburban bar were brutalized by officers and arrested when they tried to help their mortally wounded friend, their lawyer said Wednesday. ...

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