Maryland ‘Smart Growth’ Pushed to Congressional Task Force

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