May 22, 2013 | 12:15 AM

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Matt Connolly

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Washington area spends big bucks on its students

Matt Connolly

Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

D.C. ranks second in country behind New York state D.C. public schools spent $18,475 per student in fiscal 2011, more than any state outside of New York, according to census data released Tuesday. Among the country's 100 public school systems with the most students, Montgomery and Prince...

D.C. to make up to 16 vacant schools available for charters

Matt Connolly

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

District Mayor Vincent Gray announced Monday that 16 former public school buildings would be made available for public charters and other community organizations to use.

Prince George's plan would increase demolitions of blighted foreclosures

Matt Connolly

Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

Prince George's County officials unveiled a new foreclosure action plan aimed at speeding up the demolition process after knocking down nearly 50 houses and apartment complexes so far this fiscal year. No county in Maryland was hit harder by the foreclosure crisis than Prince George's. The...

Preakness a feast for people watchers

Matt Connolly

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

While InfieldFest sat smack dab in the middle of the track at the famed Preakness Stakes, it might as well have taken place on another planet entirely. Equal parts music festival and alcohol-fueled costume party, the celebration bore little resemblance to the pomp and circumstance of the rest...

Maryland universities approve 3 percent tuition hike as college costs rise across region

Matt Connolly

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Maryland's state universities announced that in-state undergraduate tuition would rise by 3 percent, the same amount as the past three years. That means local students at the system's flagship College Park campus will pay $9,161 in tuition and fees next year, up from $8,908 this past year....