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Sports & recreation calendar
Baseball Seeking players Ponce de Leon Baseball League is seeking players ages 30 and older at all skill levels. Games are played in Howard, Carroll and Anne Arundel counties. Tom LaGrave, 410-531-9434. Basketball Fall basketball Howard County...Tags: New England Patriots, Field Hockey, Clubs and Associations, Softball
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Fledgling program keeps at-risk kids out of trouble
247-4635To hear the teenagers tell it, they could be involved in some sort of trouble, maybe fights or illegal drugs — both activities described as common among many young people in the Lackey community. But instead of idling time on the streets during a...Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, House and Home, Juvenile Delinquency, Clubs and Associations, Gang Activity
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Teacher had knack for making math easy
Special to the Chicago TribuneDuring a teaching career of more than 30 years, Stephen C. Graham was a master at getting his young students interested in math. Numbers came easily to Mr. Graham, a member of Mensa International, an organization for people with high IQs. But that didn't...Tags: Elementary Schools, Streamwood, Colleges and Universities, Hanover Park, Death and Dying
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'Dangerous' schools
Sun reporterThe state school board labeled five Baltimore schools yesterday as "persistently dangerous," as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but not before members denounced the designation and said they'd send a protest letter to the U.S. Department...Tags: Government, Assault, WGL Holdings Incorporated, National Government, Martin O'Malley
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Leaders explain schools' gains
Sun reporterMiddle school students at the Crossroads School near Fells Point were evaluated by teachers every single day last school year, with the results driving the next day's instruction. At East Baltimore's Fort Worthington Elementary, about a quarter of the...Tags: Fells Point, Harriet Tubman, School Examinations, Prince George's County, Examinations
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Test scores rise
Sun reporterStatewide test scores for African-American and low-income children rose significantly this year and are moving closer to parity with other students, according to data released today by state education officials. The Maryland scores were buoyed by large...Tags: Minority Groups, Elementary Schools, Academic Progress, National or Ethnic Minorities, Towson
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Test gains in 11 categories
Special To The SunAnne Arundel County posted gains in 11 out of the 12 categories of the Maryland School Assessment, according to results released by the state yesterday, and school officials are crediting a greater focus on data and teacher collaboration. Seventh-graders...Tags: Elementary Schools, Minority Groups, Brooklyn Park, Teaching and Learning, Georgetown
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County scores well on MSA
Sun reporterHoward County students continued to outpace the state average at every grade level in reading and mathematics for the Maryland State Assessments. All 39 elementary schools achieved the more stringent local standard of 70 percent scoring at proficient...Tags: Elementary Schools, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning
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Teacher Spotlight: Noel Robert Charles Nehrig
Class: I am the seventh-grade reading and Odyssey Lab teacher at Galaxy Middle School in Deltona. In Odyssey Lab, I help students who failed classes the previous year achieve the credit they need to move to the next grade level. Education and experience:...Tags: Game Playing, Family
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District: School violations drop for 2nd year
Of The Morning CallFor the second year in a row, disciplinary infractions and suspensions dropped in the Bethlehem Area School District, according to a report issued Monday. But school directors wanted to know if the numbers went down because students are adhering more...
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