For the first time, incoming nursing students across the country are participating in formal White Coat Ceremonies, a longtime rite of passage for medical students that’s less common for other health care professionals.

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Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (center in photo at right) on Monday presented awards to three students from Chesapeake High School in Essex as the winners of his first high school App Challenge. The academic competition, which was open to all ...

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When classes at the University of Maryland University College resume in the fall, it will be business as usual for students. But behind the scenes, major change is brewing.

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Local lawyers volunteered to help introduce students to the legal professions through a program designed to increase diversity in the field.

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Take a guess: What’s the most expensive college in the country? How much do you think that school charges for tuition, plus room and board?

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield committed this week to invest nearly $1 million in a program that's been chipping away at the shortage of nurse educators.

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Parents and students are challenging the school system's plan to force Hereford High School to eliminate its "4x4 block schedule."

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ANNAPOLIS — While Maryland public schools scored above national averages on a recent national reading assessment, the state had blocked more than half of English language learners and students with learning disabilities from taking the test. The Washington Post reports ...

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WASHINGTON — Students applying to colleges this fall could see fewer glitches with their online applications. An official with the organization Common Application says the group fixed two major technical problems with its universal application. The application is used by ...

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Classes at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law started Monday, but for many first-year law students, the initial shock of cold calls and coursework has worn off.

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