41. JHU Center For Technology In Education remain in eliminating the digital divide in maryland schools. schools with the highestpoverty, however, remain below survey shows that, in general, the higher http://cte.jhu.edu/Feature.cfm?FeatureID=283

42. Bill Will Open Way For More Charter Schools -- The Washington Times has presented a bill to the general Assembly to increase the number of charterschools in maryland by allowing public universities and other government http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20030203-301342.htm

Front Page Nation/Politics World Commentary ... Employment Extra February 3, 2003 Bill will open way for more charter schools By Vaishali Honawar THE WASHINGTON TIMES      Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has presented a bill to the General Assembly to increase the number of charter schools in Maryland by allowing public universities and other government agencies to submit applications. Top Stories      Supporters of the Ehrlich bill say it is stronger than those in the House and Senate, which allow only county school boards to open the schools. They also say Maryland is overdue because it is one of 13 states without a law on charter schools.      Mr. Ehrlich filed the bill last week and tomorrow is expected to announce more details, which will include allowing the state board of education to open charter schools.      A hearing for the bill has been scheduled for Thursday before the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee.      Charter schools have become a popular alternative for parents dissatisfied with the education their children receive in public schools. They often are run by private groups using tax money, and they attract many students failing in public school systems. More than 2,400 charter schools have opened in the United States since 1992.      Advocates say school boards are responsible for improving public education and as a result are reluctant to give money to charter schools.

43. Approval Of Charter Schools Finds Support -- The Washington Times Bills that would allow only local school boards to authorize charterschools are gaining support in the maryland general Assembly. http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20030316-67223688.htm

Front Page Nation/Politics World Commentary ... Employment Extra March 16, 2003 Approval of charter schools finds support By Vaishali Honawar THE WASHINGTON TIMES      Bills that would allow only local school boards to authorize charter schools are gaining support in the Maryland General Assembly, even as a bill the Ehrlich administration backed languishes in committee. Top Stories      A bill that Delegate John L. Leopold, Anne Arundel County Republican, sponsored has passed the House for the past two years and is likely to be approved again this year. Moreover, a bill that Sen. Roy P. Dyson, Calvert County Democrat, sponsored advanced in the Senate on Friday without amendment.      Both bills would allow only local school boards to authorize charter schools. The Ehrlich bill would create three chartering authorities: public universities, the State Board of Education and local school boards.      Charter school advocates prefer the Ehrlich version, saying local school boards have resisted efforts to open publicly funded, independently operated schools.      Versions of the Leopold and Dyson bills have passed the House and Senate in the past few years but have not emerged out of conference committees. Now that the state has a governor who supports charters, backers of the bill say they are more hopeful a charter-school-enabling law will be enacted.

44. Department Of Legislative Services - Students - Student Page Program during the annual session of the maryland general Assembly. Lowe and approved by themaryland State Board of the State to represent their schools and counties http://dls.state.md.us/top_pgs/students/student_page.htm

Student Page Program Since 1970, Maryland's high school seniors have had the opportunity to learn about the legislative process by serving as student pages in the House of Delegates and State Senate during the annual session of the Maryland General Assembly. The program was begun by House Speaker Thomas Hunter Lowe and approved by the Maryland State Board of Education. Each year, 120 pages and 36 alternates are selected from across the State to represent their schools and counties in Annapolis. The Page program is nonpatronage and selection is done through the local school systems. Each county in Maryland has a County Page Coordinator who is appointed by the local Superintendent of Schools. This person is responsible for organizing and conducting the selection process used by the county's public and nonpublic schools to select the students who will serve as pages and alternates. Each county is allocated at least one page and one alternate position and receives additional positions based on its high school senior student population. Interested students apply through their schools in September of their senior year, and selection is completed by October 31 of each year.

45. Ballroom Dancing Information -- General And Specific Informative Files, My Dancing (separate page), Ballroom At maryland, schools, Studios,and of articles from the Rec.Arts.Dance FAQ on general tips and http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/ballroom.html

Quick Links: Introduction Dances and Styles Informative Files My Dancing (separate page), Ballroom At Maryland Schools, Studios, and Organizations Other Links My Ballroom Dancing Page Welcome to my page on ballroom dancing. I've been dancing for a while now and I figured that it's about time I made up my own page devoted solely to the one form of dancing that I enjoy. You'll find various things here including links to other pages, any good information I can find, stuff I feel like putting up here for my own information so that I know where it is and don't lose it, and anything else ballroom related that I want to put here. I have a separate page for information about my ballroom dancing , both socially and competitively, in case you're interested. Hopefully you'll find at least some of the information and links here useful. The Dances and Styles There are two main styles of ballroom dancing American and International. American style is danced primarily in, you guessed it, America. :) It's also not as standardized as International style, which is danced just about everywhere else in the world (and in the US, too). Here in the US where I am, American style tends to be used more often for social dancing while International style tends to be used primarily in competitions. This doesn't mean that you can't compete in American style or dance International style socially. Personally, I prefer International style and dance it socially all the time. :) People will dance either American or International style socially, as they choose, and competitions normally include both styles as well, so it's good to know both styles (at least in the US).

46. Newsletter- Bulldog - Maryland State Archives State LIbrarian (Report and Draft of a Code for Support of Common schools) MarylandPublic Documents 1843 MSA PD485, MdHR 811949; (4) general Assembly, House http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/bulldog/bull98/html/bul12-11.html

The Archivist's Bulldog Vol. 12 No. 11, Newsletter of the Maryland State Archives, June 8, 1998 REPORTS ON EDUCATION, 1829-1862 by Pat Melville The Archives' collection of government publications, printed materials from state and local government agencies, contains many reports concerning education in Maryland. For the period of 1829 through 1862 the reports fall into three categories - annual reports of the Baltimore City Commissioners of Public Schools, financial reports from the State Treasurer or Comptroller, and reports from legislative education committees. The financial reports are basic documents showing the sources of income for the school funds and the distributions to the individual counties and specific academies throughout the state. In 1842, for example, the levy on banks and an insurance company yielded $26,419.80 for the free school fund. Baltimore County received $660.49 and Baltimore City $660.50. Each of the other counties was given $1,320.99. Another committee in 1843 analyzed the education system and prepared draft legislation that was not adopted. The committee criticized the distribution of the fund for academies, colleges, and schools which provided $3,000 to St. John's College in Annapolis and $800 to each of the counties for redistribution to academies. St. Mary's and Charles counties had agreed to direct their shares to the academy at Charlotte Hall. The committee viewed the academy funds in the other counties as insufficient and wasted because the moneys were divided among so many individual academies. "These institutions having but little aid other than this pittance, are for the most part, unable to render any extended or substantial service to the community in which they are located...."

47. Maryland Governor's Executive Council (Cabinet) Branch of State government; the State Superintendent of schools; the Secretary ofHigher Education, and the Adjutant general. maryland Manual OnLine. http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/html/01coun.html

GOVERNOR GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (CABINET) State House (view from East St.), Annapolis, Maryland, April 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Chair: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Governor Michael S. Steele Lt. Governor R. Karl Aumann Secretary of State Jean W. Roesser, Secretary of Aging Lewis R. Riley Secretary of Agriculture James C. DiPaula, Jr. Aris Melissaratos Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools Lynn Y. Buhl Acting Secretary of the Environment Boyd K. Rutherford Secretary of General Services Nelson J. Sabatini Victor L. Hoskins Christopher J. McCabe Secretary of Human Resources Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Secretary of Juvenile Justice James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D., C. Ronald Franks Secretary of Natural Resources Audrey E. Scott Secretary of Planning Mary Ann Saar Col. Edward T. Norris Secretary of State Police Robert L. Flanagan Acting Secretary of Transportation Thomas E. (Tim) Hutchins Secretary of Veterans Affairs Karen R. Johnson, Secretary of Higher Education Maj. Gen. Bruce F. Tuxill Adjutant General Contact: Steven L. Kreseski, Chief of Staff State House 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401

48. Montgomery College, Maryland - Transfer Information Engineering Transfer Information Page for general Information Faculty schools);and Scholarships Awards offered in the state of maryland (Ocean Engineering http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/transfer2.htm

Montgomery College Transfer Advising Notes Local Colleges and Universities AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, DC Gen Ed Equivalencies Transfer Guidelines BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, MD - Montgomery Co. Center CAPITOL COLLEGE , MD COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY, MD COLLEGE OF NOTRE DAME , MD COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE , MD CUC Gaithersburg Center FROSTBURG UNIVERSITY , MD Transfer Guidelines Frederick/Hagerstown Campuses GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY , DC GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY , VA Transfer Guidelines GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV , DC Transfer Guidelines GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY , DC Transfer Guidelines GOUCHER COLLEGE , MD HOOD COLLEGE , MD Transfer Guidelines HOWARD UNIVERSITY , DC Transfer Guidelines JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, VA Transfer Guidelines JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY,

49. Montgomery College, Maryland - Pre-Optometry Some optometry schools require two semesters of general biology or zoology. Inaddition, some schools require microbiology or comparative anatomy as well. http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/curricula2000/descriptions/cdpreopt.htm

PRE-OPTOMETRY-A.A. The pre-optometry curriculum provides the basic professional requirements for transfer to a school of optometry. All 12 accredited schools and colleges of optometry in the United States require a six-year curriculum leading to a doctor of optometry degree. This includes four years of professional school and a minimum of two years of pre-optometry studies. Prospective optometry students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. Completion of all requirements for this curriculum will lead to the award of the A.A. in arts and sciences. A suggested course sequence for full-time students follows; part-time students should consult an adviser. First Semester BI 107 Principles of Biology CH 101 Principles of Chemistry I EN 101 Techniques of Reading and Writing Health foundation Mathematics foundation* Second Semester EN 102 Techniques of Reading and Writing PE 101-199 Physical education elective Mathematics elective* Third Semester PE 101-199 Physical education elective PH 203 General Physics I PY 102 General Psychology SP 108 Fundamentals of Speech Humanities distribution Fourth Semester PE 101-199 Physical education elective PH 204 General Physics II Arts distribution Arts or humanities distribution Behavioral and social sciences distribution Elective Total credit hours 61 (66) *Recommended mathematics sequences are MA 110-180 or MA 160-180. Some optometry schools require calculus. Consult with an adviser and with the optometry school.

50. University Of Maryland, Baltimore Inter'l Stud./Exchange Vistor General Informat general Information International Students and Exchange Visitors are at the Universityof maryland Baltimore (UMB School, each of UMB's schools/programs have http://admincomp.umaryland.edu/orr/forgn01.html

Baltimore Student Union, Room 314 621 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1575 (410) 706-7480 FAX (410) 706-4053 International Student Immigration Coordinator (ISIC) Baltimore Student Union, Room 314 visas@umaryland.edu INTERNATIONAL STUDENT/EXCHANGE VISITOR GENERAL INFORMATION General Information International Students and Exchange Visitors are an important presence at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB). Currently, there are 228 International Students enrolled and approximately 225 Exchange Visitors at the campus. While the majority of the students are enrolled in the Graduate School, each of UMB's schools/programs have International Students in attendance. UMB's Exchange Visitors are spread all over campus working on a wide variety of scholarly pursuits. Our International Students and Exchange Visitors represent countries from all over the world with the greatest number coming from the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China, India, Iran, Canada, Thailand, Nigeria, Korea, the United Kingdom and Peru. Information topics: International Student Admissions International Student Rules, Regulations and Procedures

51. University Park, Maryland general Information Excellent education opportunities are available for childrenof all towns are walking distance from elementary, middle, high schools, and a http://www.upmd.org/community/schools.html

Home Government Services Community ... Community Calendar Contact University Park Schools University Park Elementary School www.upark.org Hyattsville Middle School Northwestern High School www.pgcps.org www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us Download these town documents and information resources: Town History (PDF) Documents in Portable Document Format (PDF) require special software to view properly. This software is included in most web browsers and will load automatically when you click on one of the above links. Learn more about PDF at Adobe.com Schools General Information Excellent education opportunities are available for children of all grade levels. How many towns are walking distance from elementary, middle, high schools, and a university? University Park Elementary School is located in the center of town and is easy walking distance from nearly any site in University Park. The school is one of the finest in the county, scoring sixth in the County for 2001. It enjoys active parental support and participation. The school PTA is very strong and hold numerous activities during the school year. One of the most popular events in Town is the annual May Fair held on the school grounds and attacting many locals to the day of fun, games, food and entertainment. Hyattsville Middle School located less than a mile from town, also has a fine reputation and is the springboard for many students to enter the various high schools in the county.

52. Nevada Professional Drive Schools for beginning drivers under 18 years of age); Class general Classroom Instruction Schoolsby City, Giron Driving School, 302 N maryland Pkwy 2 Las Vegas NV http://www.dmvnv.com/dlschoolsprd.htm

Professional Driving Schools On This Page What's Related General Information Communication Technology Schools Schools by City Boulder City ... National Motorcycle Safety Foundation Professional Driving School courses do not fulfill the requirements for court-ordered plea bargains, demerit point reductions or DUI schools. See Demerit Points Traffic Safety Schools or DUI Schools Motorcycle safety courses are offered by the Nevada Rider program and the National Motorcycle Safety Foundation . Call 1-800-446-9227 for the course nearest you. General Information Back To Top Professional driving schools offer general drivers education to motorists of all ages and specific instruction in specialized fields such as trucking and drivers education for teenagers. Drivers education is required for most beginning drivers under 18 years of age. It is not required for beginning drivers 18 or older. DMV licenses and monitors schools but does not regulate pricing or schedules. DMV does not license drivers education programs offered in Nevada high schools. Those programs are not listed here. Schools which offer courses by Internet, video or similar means are listed as "Communications Technology Schools".

53. Maryland State Teachers Association quality employees agenda, thus creating a partnership to improve public schools. 89percent of members support MSTA efforts in the maryland general Assembly to http://www.mstanea.org/al0003_cb.html

Due Process for Support Personnel ESP on Eastern Shore Struggle to be Heard The State of Collective Bargaining in Maryland Collective Bargaining on the Web ... Collective Bargaining 101 Update: Due Process for Support Personnel Will it Ever Happen? Filed last month by Delegate Kevin Kelly (D-Allegany), the bill formerly known by many MSTA members as "Livers" entered the General Assembly this year with a new title—HB 451, the Non-Certificated Public School Employees/Negotiations Bill. The focus is to amend the existing law that prohibits education support personnel from bargaining language on discipline and discharge procedures. While teachers are protected from arbitrary suspension and discharge, ESP lack similar statewide guarantees. process. MSTA is working hard to be sure education support personnel will have the right to know the reasons for their discipline or termination, a right to a hearing that gets to the merits of the case before or after the action is taken, and protection from arbitrary and capricious actions by their supervisors. How Did it Come to This?

54. MEEC - Microsoft Frequently Asked Questions arrangement for software important to K12 and higher education in general. TOP.Does this mean that only Microsoft products will be used in maryland schools? http://www.meec-edu.org/software/microsoft/ms_faq.html

FAQ Message from chancellor Participants Press Releases ... Microsoft Education General Microsoft Frequently Asked Questions What is the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium? What is the MEEC Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement? Does this mean that only Microsoft products will be used in Maryland schools? Why was Microsoft chosen? ... Where can I find additional information on the MEEC Microsoft Enterprise Agreement? Microsoft K-12 Frequently Asked Questions Which products are included? What is the term of the contract? Will I "own" the licenses when this contract is complete? Do I have to participate for the entire term if I don't wish to commit for 5 years? ... TOP What is the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium? The Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) is a group of public and independent institutions, K-12 and higher education in the state of Maryland. Started at the request of University System of Maryland Chancellor Donald N. Langenberg, MEEC is the first education consortium of its kind to work with Microsoft to create a unique and high-value licensing arrangement for software important to K-12 and higher education in general. The USM serves as the lead customer, contracting on behalf of the consortium. Currently, 100+ institutions from across Maryland participate in the MEEC Microsoft Agreement. TOP What is the MEEC Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement?

55. American Civil Liberties Union : Students Rights : General Students Rights general Press Releases, View All. hailed as a visionary schoolplan, maryland Governor Parris Bridge to Excellence in Public schools Act into http://www.aclu.org/StudentsRights/StudentsRightslist.cfm?c=31

56. CSRD Alignment Study - An Alignment Study Of Special And General Education Refor Special Education, and CSRD, are aligned with the state's general reform efforts.Two exemplary CSRDfunded districts and schools in maryland and Massachusetts http://www.dssc.org/csrd/

CSRD Alignment Study An Alignment Study of Special and General Education Reform in Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Programs Overview The Research Products Links ... Contact Us Overview The Academy for Educational Development (AED) , in partnership with the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) , and the RMC Research Corporation have joined together to examine systemic educational reform and its effect on special education in two schools in Maryland and Massachusetts. Recent federal education law calls for systemic reform efforts across general and special education and the unification of general and special education systems. This three year descriptive study of the alignment of special education and general education reforms in CSRD-funded Title I Schoolwide Programs in Maryland and Massachusetts will increase the knowledge and understanding of reform in general. The Research At the national level, the study will analyze questionnaires of all State Directors of Special Education, Coordinators of State Improvement Grants, and State CSRD Coordinators. The project will identify how selected CSRD model developers are including students with disabilities and their families and special education in their reform efforts. At the state level, the project will work with Maryland and Massachusetts and conduct in-depth case studies on how reforms in State Improvement Grants, Special Education, and CSRD, are aligned with the state's general reform efforts.

57. Bonds maryland’s outstanding credit status reflects many factors funded include localpublic schools, local jails There were two general Obligation bond sales during http://www.treasurer.state.md.us/gob.htm

GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS General Obligation debt financing provides the funding for State-owned capital improvements for prisons and colleges, various State capital grants to local governments and private non-profit organizations. Projects funded include local public schools, local jails, water treatment facilities, museums, and rehabilitation of historic structures and private treatment centers for the developmentally and physically disabled. There were two General Obligation bond sales during FY 1999 both of which were competitively bid, totaling $475 million. The pattern of issuances and debt service for the past ten years is displayed in TABLE 1. Click here to review/print the current General Obligation Bonds Official Statement: Capital Lease Financing Prior to 1986, State procurement of equipment and real property under a lease agreement entailed the purchase of a "package" in which the vendor supplied both the property or the equipment and the financing. In 1986, the Board of Public Works agreed that financing should be procured independently of the purchase of equipment or real property. Since 1988, the State Treasurer’s Office has been the agency responsible for procurement of independent financing for such transactions. First Municipal Credit Corporation, an African-American leasing company was awarded the $35 million 1999 Master Equipment Lease - Purchase Agreement, which will extend through fiscal year 2000..

58. State Funding Is The Law And Should Be The Reality ( money, as it is known, is funding that the general Assembly agreed to spend on schoolslast year. which laid out a plan to fund maryland public schools. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7284-2003Mar10.html

59. Slots Bill Pledges Funds For Schools -- The Washington Times He kept the slots revenue out of the general fund and earmarked it for schools bycreating an Education Trust The maryland Bred Race Fund and maryland http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20030131-189463.htm

Front Page Nation/Politics World Commentary ... Employment Extra January 31, 2003 Slots bill pledges funds for schools By S.A. Miller THE WASHINGTON TIMES      ANNAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. presented a legalized-gambling bill yesterday to the General Assembly that pledges that 64 percent of the profit will go toward public education. Top Stories      The state-regulated machines would operate in four Maryland racetracks that would stay open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day. Mr. Ehrlich expects the machines to generate about $1.2 billion a year, which would be split among the state, track operators, local governments and racing interests.      Mr. Ehrlich has staunchly opposed most proposed tax increases and warned that without revenue from slots the state will suffer drastic cuts in such vital services as aid to the poor and the disabled.      Delegate Peter Franchot, Montgomery Democrat, said that he had 71 sponsors — a House majority — for a bill that would impose a year-long moratorium on slots legislation. All the sponsors are Democrats, including most leaders in the Democrat-controlled House. About 20 Republicans also pledge support but did not sign the petition out of loyalty to the governor, he said.      Mr. Franchot did not provide the list of sponsors but said he would introduce the bill today.

60. GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States - Maryland bill status and indexes; maryland general Assembly composed McKenzie); Law LibraryAssociation of maryland; Law schools University of Baltimore School of Law http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-md.html

Law Library of Congress GLIN Century of Lawmaking Library of Congress ... Index Maryland State of Maryland Constitution Executive Judicial Legislative ... General Sources CONSTITUTION Maryland Constitution (Maryland Archives) Historical Documents - Maryland (Yale Avalon Project) Charter of Maryland, 1632 Constitution of Maryland, 1776 Amendments to the Maryland Constitution of 1776 EXECUTIVE Maryland Administrative Code (Maryland Division of State Documents) Maryland Administrative Journal (Maryland Division of State Daces) Maryland Executive Orders April 1997- Maryland Attorney General Opinions Maryland Governor Maryland Office of the Attorney General Maryland State Board of Elections ... State Agencies, Boards, and Commissions [return to top JUDICIARY Maryland Court of Appeals Opinions (Maryland Judiciary) Maryland Court of Appeals Opinions (FindLaw) Maryland Court of Special Appeals Opinions (Maryland Judiciary) U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit

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