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'Hybrid' school board bill defeated in state Senate delegation
The state Senate's latest attempt to add representation to Baltimore County's Board of Education died again Tuesday morning when Sen. Ed Kasemeyer withdrew his support for the bill, causing a 4-4 deadlock in the Baltimore County delegation's vote. The...
Tags: S. Dallas Dance, Elections, Executive Branch, Timonium, Catonsville
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Balto. Co. schools budget would add 100 teachers
Baltimore County classrooms would have about 100 more teachers next school year under a budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Superintendent Dallas Dance. In his first spending plan since taking the post, Dance presented a $1.3 billion operating budget...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Budgets and Budgeting, Students
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Legislators to renew push for 'hybrid' school board this session
Towson-area legislators will be tackling issues both fresh and familiar during the 2013 General Assembly session, which begins on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Annapolis. Chief among them will be the issue of adopting the model of a "hybrid" school board,...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Personal Weapon Control, Annapolis, Executive Branch, Baltimore County
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School system agrees to settlement with two employees
The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore County school board Tuesday night voted to approve numerous retirements and resignations, including those of two employees who signed contracts with the former superintendent that a union official and others have questioned. But the board...Tags: Lawyers, Employees, Baltimore County, Justice System, Maryland Public Information Act
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Payout for Hairston contracts is ludicrous
Please explain why Baltimore County school "leaders" agreed to pay $150,000 to the two school employees who were given contracts by former Superintendent Joe Hairston if the contract was illegal? (School system agrees to settlement with two employees,"... -
Stoneleigh celebrates start of $18.8 million addition
A year of advocacy was punctuated with celebration Wednesday morning, June 6, as construction of a 200-seat addition to Stoneleigh Elementary School began with a ceremonial groundbreaking. "Less than a year ago, we were saying, 'What are we going to do?'...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Dels (music group), George Washington Carver, David Marks, Kevin Kamenetz
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Foose takes over as Howard superintendent
Renee Foose's call to education came around the 10th grade, when she says she "fell in love" with biology class. From there, she began a circuitous route to her career, and sometimes she was literally behind the wheel. Among the jobs Foose took to pay...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Montgomery County (Maryland), The Washington Post, Parkville, Baltimore County
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MSAs show Balt. Co. gains in elementary, but declines in middle school reading
Baltimore County Public Schools saw gains in student performance on state elementary reading and maths scores this year, but also saw a slight decline in middle school reading scores, according to the 2012 Maryland State Assessment scores released...Tags: S. Dallas Dance, Howard County, Academic Progress, Middle Schools, Teaching and Learning
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New superintendent says he'll take another look at BCPS magnet policy
New Baltimore County Public Schools SuperintendentS. Dallas Dancehas assigned staff to examine recent changes to the county magnet school policy — a move that came after Cromwell Valley Elementary School parents urged him to reconsider the measure...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Lobbying, Parkville, David Marks, Students
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Timonium residents show 'Pride in America' for Goucher concert
Timonium residents Dick Dods and Tom McPoyle invite the community to attend their chorus' annual show, "Pride in America," being held in the Kraushaar Auditorium on the campus of Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, on Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. The show...Tags: Entertainment Events, Physical Therapy, Baltimore County, S. Dallas Dance, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Catonsville student among 10 named to superintendent's Student Advisory Board
Adam Antoszewski, a senior at Catonsville High School, was one of 10 students in Baltimore County public schools named by Superintendent S. Dallas Dance to his Student Advisory Board for the 2012–2013 school year. Antoszewski was the first...Tags: S. Dallas Dance, Library of Congress, Teaching and Learning, Towson, Catonsville
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State approves last round of school construction projects
State officials approved more than $161 million in school construction funding Wednesday that will allow school systems in the Baltimore area to undertake renovation projects, tackling problems that include sweltering and overcrowded classrooms and...Tags: Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Teaching and Learning, House Building, Baltimore County
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