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Don't cut an educational lifeline for low-income kids
The Maryland Department of Education is about to make a very big mistake. Under the Education and Secondary Education Act (better known as No Child Left Behind), low-income families whose children attend low-performing schools are eligible to receive...
Tags: Students, School Examinations, Maryland General Assembly, Teaching and Learning, Personal Income
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Schools with grants struggle with teacher evaluation systems
Elliott Elementary in Lincoln, Neb., struck off on its own last year when it became the only school in the city to win money through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. Winning wasn't something to be proud of, though: It meant the school...Tags: School Examinations, Financial Aid, Freedom of the Press, Teachers Unions, Teachers
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Doomsday for Md. education — and economy
Earlier this month, both houses of the Maryland General Assembly passed the state's fiscal 2013 operating budget, but both houses failed to pass tax legislation and a companion bill required to fund and implement the budget. As a result, our state...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Maryland General Assembly, Schools, University System of Maryland
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Foundation for learning
All of us have strengths and weaknesses, such is the human condition. The statement will hardly come as a revelation, but when it's applied to individuals, well, that's where the trouble starts. We all like to be praised for doing well and, while we're...Tags: Baltimore County, Students, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Harford County
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What makes a great teacher?
Editor: Americans have long argued about what makes an effective educator. The federal government, however, has ended that debate. Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, proposed by then-President George W. Bushand approved with bipartisan...Tags: School Examinations, Teachers, Justice System, Science, Standardized Testing
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Fourteen vying for three seats on school board
Jim Adams 70, Ellicott City, retired auditor and accountant, three-time former candidate for District 9 seat in Maryland Senate The focus of Jim Adams' campaign is simple: the student. "That's the most important thing," he said. "I'd like to develop an...Tags: Autism, School Examinations, Towson University, Mathematics, Ellicott City
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for sunny skies around the Baltimore area. The high temperature is expected to be around 46 degrees. Expect mostly clear skies and a low temperature around 35 degrees tonight.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic...Tags: Government Health Care, Baltimore Weather, Traffic, Dominican Republic, Dundalk
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City needs jobs and schools, not newcomers
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's desire to grow the population of Baltimore and the release of the city school system's mediocre scores on a national standardized test were reported within days of each other earlier last week ("Baltimore...Tags: School Examinations, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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For city schools, good news and bad news
The latest Baltimore City test scores show that while the schools are making progress in raising student achievement levels, they're still far from where they need to be. The percentage of fourth and eighth graders scoring proficient or better in...Tags: School Examinations, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Brother James Kelly changed my life
I was crushed to learn that Brother Kelly had passed away ("Brother James Kelly: President of Mount Saint Joseph High School had second-longest tenure at the Irvington School," Dec. 4). He was the President of St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Ky.,... -
Three city schools to extend day by three hours
Three Baltimore schools have extended their school day by three hours, using a national program that has boosted achievement in other urban districts and has been hailed as a way to make American students competitive in the 21st century. Hilton...Tags: Collective Contract, Arne Duncan, Teaching and Learning, Conservation, Conservation
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Harford school board approves 2012 legislative platform
The school system's 2012 legislative platform includes opposition to state aid to private schools, charging that vouchers and other public programs that aid non-public education allow the private schools to skim off the top academic performers and...Tags: Elementary Schools, Labor Legislation, School Examinations, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Laws
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