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Ex-lieutenant governor slams bureaucracy for shutting down Baltimore student trade program
Baltimore (WBFF) — Maryland is ramping up education spending, and as that happens many people are asking why a program to teach students a trade in Baltimore City didn't continue. The program was deemed a success by some, but it lasted just one summer. For eight years, Boyd Rutherford...
Unschooling: A way of learning outside of school and it requires no lessons, tests or grades
BALTIMORE — What if your child didn't go to school? Believe it or not, some parents don't send their children to school five days a week, and it's called unschooling.It is a growing and sometimes controversial approach to homeschooling. Rather than using a defined curriculum, unschooling parents trust their kids to learn organically. Unschoolers are focused more on the experimental process of learning and becoming educated, rather than with "doing or going to school." Baltimore Unschooling Cooperative WJZ's Janay Reece spent an afternoon with Baltimore Unschooling Cooperative to learn more about unschooling, and to see how this form of education worksCarrie Herzberger and Laura...
Strong Foundations at Garrison Forest School
This article was provided by Garrison Forest School. Tucked away in picturesque Greenspring Valley but conveniently located off of Reisterstown Road, Garrison Forest School (GFS) has been providing a high quality educational experience for more than 110 years. GFS offers an all-girls’ program in grades K-12, with a co-ed Preschool and a boarding program for grades 8-12.
Morgan State to break enrollment record for fourth year in a row
Morgan State University is set to break its student enrollment record for the fourth year in a row this fall. The North Baltimore institution plans to enroll between 10,400 and 10,800 students for the upcoming semester, officials said during a meeting of the school's Board of Regents on Tuesday. The historically Black university is growing faster than even its administrators expected. Morgan State previously said it did not expect to hit 10,000 students until 2030.
How Will Free Medical School Tuition Impact the Physician Workforce?
This article was updated on August 6, 2024. Johns Hopkins Medical School has, for years, garnered national attention for being the recipient of large gifts from the university’s alumnus and megadonor, Michael Bloomberg, and his philanthropic organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies. Can tuition-free medical school help alleviate medical deserts?. In 2018,...
Middle East Tensions Rising After Protest-Filled Spring On College Campuses
Baltimore, MD (WBFF) — As students return to campus for a new school year, tension in the middle east is only intensifying. Crisis Leadership Expert with Fallston Group, Rob Weinhold, joined FOX45 Morning News to weigh in on what higher education leaders are up against as the new school year approaches.
Famous Members Of Iota Phi Theta
Iota Phi Theta was founded on September 19, 1963 at Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) by 12 students: Albert Hicks, Lonnie Spruill, Jr., Charles Briscoe, Frank Coakley, John Slade, Barron Willis, Webster Lewis, Charles Brown, Louis Hudnell, Charles Gregory, Elias Dorsey, Jr., Michael Williams. The fraternity is now the fifth largest African-American social service fraternity.
Good Morning Delmarva discusses Wor-Wic’s new degree program
WMDT – Wor-Wic Community College has a new degree program focused on risk management and insurance. Matthew Geel, head of the business department, stopped by to tell us more about the program and how it prepares you for a career. Geel says that this new associate degree program is...
Baltimore's elected school board members take accountability for students reaching goals
Baltimore (WBFF) — Are students in Baltimore City getting the education they deserve? Are taxpayers, who are continually asked to put more money into the school system, getting their money’s worth?. In their first interview since being sworn in, the two elected members of the Baltimore City Board...
USM workers to see raises, safety protocols with new systemwide contract
Jay A. Perman, Patrick Moran and Stuart Katzenberg pose after signing the multicampus contract at Rita Rossi Colwell Center in Baltimore on Aug. 2, 2024. (Lillian Glaros/The Diamondback) University System of Maryland workers at nine institutions can now bargain under one contract with the university system after a new union...