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This Maryland City Ranks Most Ethnically Diverse In US, According To New Report This Maryland City Ranks Most Ethnically Diverse In US, According To New Report
This Maryland City Ranks Most Ethnically Diverse In US, According To New Report With diversity continuing to grow across the nation, three cities in Maryland have ranked in the top ten most ethnically diverse, according to a new WalletHub survey. WalletHub compared more than 500 US cities across three key indicators of ethnic diversity, ethno-racial diversity, linguistic diversity, and birthplace diversity. Each city was examined based on ethnicity, race, language, and birthplace In Montgomery County, Germantown came in at the top spot, ranking as the most ethnically diverse city in the country. Germantown has the highest racial and ethnic diversity, which i…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Montgomery County Distributes 50,000 Loaner Computers To Residents After $22.6M Grant Montgomery County Distributes 50,000 Loaner Computers To Residents After $22.6M Grant
Montgomery County Distributes 50,000 Loaner Computers To Residents After $22.6M Grant Montgomery County will provide 50,000 loaner computers to low-income and senior County residents after receiving more than $22.6 million in Digital Equity Grants, officials announce. The Federal and State grants will be used to expand access to computers, broadband service and service discounts, and technology training for low-income residents and seniors through the Montgomery Connects program, announced Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.  Most of the grant funding will be used to provide the loaner computers, with over 25,000 of the computers already being distributed. The…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Politicians React To Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment Maryland Politicians React To Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment
Maryland Politicians React To Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history after the US Senate voted 53-47 in favor of appointing her to the Supreme County on Thursday, April 7. Jackson will be the first Black woman and first public defender to serve on the highest US court. She will replace Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires at the end of the term this summer. Several local politicians in the Free State took to social media to applaud the motion.  "I am proud to witness such a historic moment during my lifetime," said Angela Alsobrooks, county executive for Prince George's County. "Judge Jackson’s confirmation is a…

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by David Cifarelli
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Most Students At This Baltimore High School Read At Elementary Level: Report Most Students At This Baltimore High School Read At Elementary Level: Report
Most Students At This Baltimore High School Read At Elementary Level: Report Only 2 percent of students at one high school in Baltimore read at their grade level while the rest read at an elementary school level, Fox News reports. At the beginning of the school year, 77 percent of Patterson High School — which has a $12 million budget — students tested at an elementary school reading level, the outlet says. "As a whole, the system has failed them," an unnamed teacher reportedly told Fox. The Kane Street school is touted as the most diverse school in the city. "A morning breakfast program, yoga, meditation, and a school store are available for our students," the si…

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by Cecilia Levine