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Sen. Pugh looks to start Baltimore City fashion school
A fashion design high school is needed in Baltimore City to help stir students’ interest and better motivate them to learn, state Sen. Catherine Pugh says.
Five Baltimore City schools move off ‘persistently dangerous’ continuum
A “persistently dangerous” label will no longer be threatened on five Baltimore schools that last year doled out fewer suspensions for violence.
State test scores on the rise
Maryland students’ performances on the test used to determine whether No Child Left Behind standards are met have improved for the fifth consecutive year, but officials continue to focus on boosting minorities’ and middle-school math scores.
Maryland standardized test scores improve steadily
Maryland public school students in grades 3 through 8 continue to improve steadily on the standardized tests that measure whether schools are meeting federal standards, according to test scores released Tuesday.
Book of Cumberland's history captures culture
Interesting bits of history from North End, West Side, East Side, South End and downtown are included in Allegany High School's 10th oral history book, "Cumberland: A Hometown History."
6 states to design own plans for fixing schools
Ohio and five other states are getting the OK to write their own prescriptions for ailing schools under the Bush administration's signature education law.
Middle schoolers need longer days, foreign languages, state report says
The weak link in students’ education — middle school — is getting an overhaul, with a report advocating that sixth-grade students learn foreign languages and officials extend the school day. |
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