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Two months ago, the board rejected placing the IB curriculum at Meade, but it changed course after hearing broad parental support for the advanced academic program and seeing a somewhat scaled-back version of the expansion plan.
Meade will join Old Mill and Annapolis high schools in offering the program in the county.
Two Die in Accidents in Prince George's
Two men died yesterday in separate early-morning traffic accidents in Prince George's County, one in Oxon Hill and one in Clinton. Speed was a factor in both crashes, according to police.
The first accident took place about 3:15 a.m. at Indian Head Highway and Kirby Road. Joseph Kahoe III, 30, of Woodbridge lost control of his white Chevrolet Caprice and crashed into an oncoming tractor-trailer before flipping over, police said. Kahoe was pronounced dead at the scene. A 19-year-old passenger survived.
The second accident happened about 6 a.m. in the 3100 block of Steed Road in Clinton. Leon Brown, 21, of Clinton crossed the yellow lines to pass a car, police said. His red Acura Integra crashed head-on into a sport-utility vehicle, police said, and the car caught fire. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a hospital.
VIRGINIA
4 Toll Road Privatization Plans Advance
The Virginia Department of Transportation yesterday moved forward four proposals to privatize the Dulles Toll Road.
State officials advanced proposals put forth by Macquarie Infrastructure Group, Autostrade, John Laing and IIG; Cintra USA Corp.; Franklin L. Haney Co.; and Transurban and Goldman Sachs. The agency determined that a fifth proposal, by Virginia Mobility Associates, did not merit further review.
The next step is for the state to name a panel of transportation experts to review the four proposals and recommend one or more for final consideration. The panel will be named in the next two months, and its review could take as long as a year.
VDOT said each of the groups would pay about $1 billion to operate, maintain and collect tolls on the Dulles Toll Road for 50 years. The groups also propose making improvements to the road, its entry and exit ramps and its tollbooths.
THE DISTRICT
City Closes Katrina Help Center
The city's walk-in center for Hurricane Katrina evacuees closed yesterday, the Department of Human Services announced.
