WASHINGTON – A state official said Wednesday that the federal government can help states enact “Smart Growth” initiatives like Maryland’s, which are aimed at keeping sprawl from consuming all of the state’s undeveloped land
Counties Snap Up Teacher Funds, Even Though Hiring Teachers Is No Snap
WASHINGTON – While school officials welcome the $17
Lone Woman Toughs Out Prison Boot Camp With Hundreds of Men
JESSUP – Officially, the Herman L
College Programs Give Hope to Men Facing Life Behind Bars
JESSUP – The hallways here, with their wide windows into each classroom, are just like those in any high school — only much, much quieter
State Restores College Programs for Inmates at Seven Prisons
JESSUP – Maryland has reinstated college classes for inmates at seven state prisons, replacing federally funded programs that were eliminated in 1995
Lottery Sales Skyrocket as $160 Million Big Game Jackpot Approaches
WASHINGTON – Maryland lottery agents could be selling as many as 300 tickets a second in the minutes leading up to Friday night’s drawing for a $160 million Big Game jackpot, lottery officials predicted Thursday
Maryland’s Cuban-Americans Divided Over Orioles Games Against Cubans
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s small Cuban community is divided over the Baltimore Orioles’ upcoming trip to Cuba
Number of Home-Schooled Students Skyrockets in State
WASHINGTON – The number of students taught at home in Maryland rose almost 500 percent this decade, growing from 2,296 home-schooled students in the 1990- 91 school year to 13,665 in 1997-98
Maryland Parents Home School for Many Reasons
WASHINGTON – Bill and Nancy Greer of Pasadena both gave up full-time jobs to home school their two children