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Education April 24, 2024

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters Want Prince George’s Co. High Schoolers to Join Their Ranks

by John Domen

WTOP NEWS: While most people are told to keep their distance from powerful storms, Capt. Rebecca Waddington’s job is to fly right into them. Like, directly through them. Waddington is part of NOAA’s team dubbed the […]

Education April 3, 2024

This Bowie Student is Passionate About STEM. Now, She’s Part of a Program Aimed at Getting More Girls in the Field

by John Domen

WTOP NEWS: Ever since she was in elementary school, Anike Akinfolarin has loved STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math and couldn’t get enough of it. So much so that last fall, she started a […]

Education February 29, 2024

Maryland’s Oldest HBCU Grows its Endowment by Nearly 300%

by Joanne Drilling

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Endowments at Greater Washington’s colleges and universities have grown considerably in recent years — none more than Bowie State University, Maryland’s oldest historically Black college oruniversity. That’s according to a recent Business Journals analysis […]

Education February 22, 2024

‘It’s Just Egregious’: Payroll Problems Frustrating Prince George’s County Schools Employees

by John Domen

WTOP NEWS: Paychecks are a problem for many Prince George’s County Public School employees in Maryland. Besides the fact that many of them feel underpaid, some employees have been dealing with miscalculated payments that are […]

Education February 20, 2024

Maryland Ranks No. 3 on ‘Most Educated States’ List

by Jeff Clabaugh

WTOP NEWS: If education equals intelligence, then Maryland is a very smart state. WalletHub’s annual ranking of Most Educated States has Maryland at No. 3 on the list, behind Massachusetts and Vermont, and it jumps […]

Education February 19, 2024

Highlighting Bowie State University, the Oldest HBCU in Maryland

by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant

WTOP NEWS: Bowie State University in Prince George’s County was founded in 1865, making it the oldest and first historically Black university in Maryland. Dr. Aminta Breaux, who became the university’s first female president in […]

Education January 12, 2024

Biden Announces Plan to Cancel Some Student Loan Balances Under $12,000

by Ariana Figueroa

MARYLAND MATTERS: President Joe Biden announced Friday that some federal student loan borrowers will have their loans cancelled under the Department of Education’s new repayment plan. Starting next month, people who took out under $12,000 […]

Education December 19, 2023

Montgomery, Prince George’s Co. Schools Detail System Operating Budget Proposals

by Kate Ryan

WTOP NEWS: Maryland’s largest public school systems — Montgomery County and Prince George’s County Public Schools — have proposed multi-billion dollar budgets to keep their systems running. Here’s a look at the current budget proposals […]

Education December 6, 2023

UMD Alum’s Research Aims to Heal Wounded Astronauts in Space

by Melody Nouravarsani

DBK NEWS: A University of Maryland alum shared her research findings on potential healing mechanisms for wounded astronauts in space at the Hall CP on Monday. More than 40 people attended the event hosted by […]

Education November 28, 2023

UMD Professor Wins the World’s Most Prestigious Criminology Award

by Lilly Roser

DBK NEWS: Gary LaFree was hiking in Nepal with his son when he received an unexpected phone call. He initially thought it was a prank. “It was sort of surreal,” LaFree said. “We were way […]

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