Neighborhood Rescue, Bad Basil, Districts Ranked: Top MD News

Here are some of the top stories from the week on Maryland Patches:

• 37 In MD Sickened In Parasitic Illness Outbreak Linked To Basil
• Traveling Trash Men Rescue 2 From Overdoses In Baltimore
• Police Shut Down Rockville Spa, Call It A 'House Of Prostitution'
• Maryland's Best School Districts 2020: New Rankings Released
• 'I'm 10-8,' Police Sergeant Says At Shock Trauma After Being Shot
• Algae Fatal To Dogs Found In Maryland Waters: Health Officials
• Principal Alleges Race-Baiting By Officer In Owings Mills
• Avenue Closing All 8 Maryland Stores
• Hoggle Mom Improving But Unfit To Stand Trial, New Doctor Finds
• Special Needs Child Told To Leave Outback Steakhouse Over Noise
• Largest Houses For Sale In MD: Bay View, Indoor Pool For $4.8M
• Forest Hill Motorcyclist Dies In Route 1 Crash: Police
• Best Seafood Shacks: 2 Maryland Restaurants Named To List
• Ambulance Taking Injured Patient Crashes On Way To Shock Trauma
• Severn Man Arrested For Hitting, Throwing Puppy Down Stairs

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Maryland School Rankings

There were several rankings released this week about schools across the state. This provides an overview of each.

Maryland's Best School Districts 2020: New Niche Rankings Released

The analysis came from a combination of federal data and comments from students, alumni and parents on safety, academics, diversity, extracurricular activities, food and facilities.

14 Maryland Schools Make Forbes Top Colleges 2019 List

Forbes evaluated colleges in five categories: alumni salary, student satisfaction, debt, on-time graduation rate and academic success.

14 Maryland Colleges Make Money's Best Colleges List For 2019

Money looked at data such as six-year graduation rates, student debt and alumni salaries 10 years after graduation to assess colleges across three categories: quality, affordability and outcomes.

11 Maryland Schools On Princeton Review's 'Best 385' List

The Princeton Review ranks colleges in categories like academics and administration, politics, and quality of life.

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