UPPER MARLBORO — The Prince George’s County Board of Education is considering barring its student member from attending executive sessions. The Washington Post reports that board members who support the move say the high school student shouldn’t be privy to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gay students at America’s military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexual orientation, benefiting from the end of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that used to bar ...

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Regina Shea, professor of accounting at the Community College of Baltimore County and Towson resident, has been named a regional recipient for the 2012 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs recognizes individuals each year ...

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Jhpiego, an international nonprofit health organization affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University, and biomedical engineering students from the university, said they will unveil on Monday two very affordable innovations they developed to help health workers prevent maternal and newborn deaths ...

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Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid, a third-year student at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, was rushing to class last month when she got the phone call: She had a job after graduation. “My first thought was, ‘I don’t ...

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SALISBURY — If Matt Drew gets his wish, Salisbury might soon have bike lanes connecting the downtown area and the Salisbury University campus. Drew, executive vice president of AWB Engineers, said city roads are difficult, even dangerous, for cyclists to ...

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Nancy S. Grasmick has been elected to the board of directors for the Washington, D.C.-based SEED Foundation, which partners with urban communities to prepare underserved students for college and beyond. Grasmick was Maryland’s first female state superintendent of schools and ...

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $5 million to the Open Society Institute-Baltimore for its Accelerated Pathways Initiative. Bloomberg, a billionaire entrepreneur, announced the gift when he was in Baltimore on Thursday to take part in the dedication of ...

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New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg gave $5 million to the Open Society Institute-Baltimore on Thursday to help fund a local effort that aims to help keep city teens in school and boost graduation rates. Bloomberg’s gift will help underwrite ...

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After about two months and countless hours of researching, planning and designing, students at one of the region’s universities may get the chance to see their real estate development efforts come to fruition. The University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, ...

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