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University System of Maryland no longer requires SAT/ACT scores for admissions
BALTIMORE — SAT and ACT scores will now change into elective after a gathering was held by the College System of Maryland’s Board Regents on Friday, June 17.
Every of the 12 establishments all through Maryland are free to make their very own insurance policies relating to the matter, however most of them supported the brand new coverage.
Placement exams typically will not be administered till after acceptance in accordance with the assembly.
College of Maryland Baltimore County President Freeman A. Hrabowski III spoke in favor of the brand new coverage, but in addition famous the general significance of standardized assessments.
“The truth that we now have placement exams will inform us the coed’s expertise,” mentioned Hrabowski.
This new plan is specializing in a cultural change in accordance with Linda Gooden, Chair on the Board of Regents.
“The system is shifting from a college centered perspective to a pupil centered perspective,” Gooden defined.
Research present that the assessments have cultural bias to them, focusing on underserved populations.
College of Faculty Park President Darryll Pines mentioned college students do not are inclined to get into colleges due to their check scores.
“Individuals of coloration are inclined to have biases towards them by these assessments, and so they don’t get within the colleges,” mentioned Pines. “This has been identified traditionally, that it’s not a very good measure for admissions into universities, and that’s why we now have 25 different measures at Faculty Park.”
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Maryland mom of 2-month-old girl dies after golf cart accident
A Maryland mother of a newborn daughter died on Monday after suffering fatal injuries in an incident involving a golf cart over the weekend, authorities said.
Mary Beth Blasetti, 32, was a passenger in an E-Z-GO golf cart driving on the 600 block of Maid Marion Hill in Annapolis on Saturday when she was thrown from the cart, suffering life-threatening injuries, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said.
Blasetti was airlifted to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where she died two days later, police said.
Blasetti appeared to have been ejected from the golf cart after hitting “some sort of a dip,” police spokesman Justin Mulcahy told WJZ-TV.
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“This is an extremely tragic, unfortunate situation,” Mulcahy told the station. “Our hearts go out to everyone impacted and we’re going to continue investigating it with the State’s Attorney’s Office just to determine what exactly happened here.”
The driver of the golf cart was identified as a 32-year-old woman from Crownsville, Maryland. No further information about the driver was immediately provided.
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Blasetti and her husband recently purchased their first home in Annapolis, and welcomed their 2-month-old daughter in September, friends wrote on an online donation page for the family.
Friends remembered Blasetti as a “devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, and her absence will be deeply felt by all who knew her.”
“Mary Beth brought joy to so many and had a wide community of friends and family who are devastated by her sudden passing,” the post read.
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Police said the incident remains under investigation.
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Bay Bridge renovations could limit traffic for Maryland drivers
MARYLAND – The two spans that comprise the Bay Bridge are 50 and 70 years old. Now, FOX 5 is learning about some of the proposals for a fix or replacement.
For decades, families across the DMV headed to the beaches have loaded up for a journey to the beach. Part of that process is often some time in traffic at or near the Bay Bridge.
The State of Maryland knows it doesn’t have to be that way and started the process a few years ago about a potential fix. After initial studies, they’ve determined the bridge should remain in the same general location it is now. There was earlier consideration of other spots along the bay.
In a 50-page document, the Maryland Transportation Authority lays out the options they’re recommending at this point, and ones that they’re not.
For example, due to cost and environmental impact, the MDTA is recommending a bridge instead of a tunnel.
There are seven configurations that are being looked at most closely. Six of those options involve a new bridge and different numbers of lanes and configurations. The seventh option is a rehabilitation of the current bridge.
The MDTA is hosting three listening sessions to get feedback from drivers and stakeholders. Click here to see open house information.
“We’re hoping the public will come to provide input on the number of lanes—how big should we be building a bridge, how many lanes for the future, do we need to make it more affordable, do we need to just meet what we’re expecting or do we need to plan beyond that, and what kind of transit or shared use options,” said Bruce Gartner, the Executive Director of the Maryland Transportation Authority.
The Authority plans to decide what to do by the end of 2026.
Jacqueline McLee crosses the Bay Bridge often to visit her son in Delaware. She thinks something needs to change, but 10 lanes might be too many for her.
“I don’t know what to think. It’s good and bad. It makes me nervous, that’s a lot of lanes, it’s a lot of work. I don’t know about that one,” McLee said.
Jacqueline’s husband, Marny, welcomes some sort of expansion.
“There’s so much traffic flowing through here back and forth during the summer time and holidays, so it’ll definitely make a big difference and get across the bridge a little quicker,” he said.
Open House Information
Virtual
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
(6-8 p.m.)
baycrossingstudy.com
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Anne Arundel County
Monday, December 9, 2024
(6-8 p.m.)
Broadneck High School
1265 Green Holly Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21409
Queen Anne’s County
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
(6-8 p.m.)
Kent Island High School
900 Love Point Road
Stevensville, MD 21666
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