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6 Md. schools get Blue Ribbon designation
Six elementary schools have been added to the prestigious Maryland list of Blue Ribbon designees after they were recognized as the highest performers and for raising achievement of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Interim state Superintendent...Tags: Baltimore County, Elementary Schools, Harford County, Prince George's County, Teaching and Learning
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Hairston says school budget hearing reflects 'understanding' of fiscal constraints
A dozen county residents spoke at a public meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 17, at Ridge Ruxton School, in Towson, giving the Baltimore County Board of Education feedback on its proposed $1.23 billion budget for fiscal year 2013. School board members expected...Tags: PTA, Charles Street, Budgets and Budgeting, Teaching and Learning, Towson
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Pact would give Balto. Co. school workers job security for 3 years
Baltimore County school employees have reached a tentative agreement with the school system that would raise the contributions employees make to their health care plans over the next five years in exchange for guarantees that there will be no layoffs or...Tags: Baltimore County, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at School, Unions
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Kamenetz's report card 'very good' for first year
It isn't straight A's, but we'll give Kevin Kamenetz a "very good" on his report card for his first year in office as county executive. A year ago, Baltimore County was perched on the threshhold of a new political era — a new county executive...Tags: Ethics, Kevin Kamenetz, Tropical Storms, Values
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National search firm hired to conduct search for Balto. Co. schools superintendent
The Baltimore County school board, which has been criticized in the past two years for failing to listen to complaints from the public, has pledged to seek advice on the hiring of the next superintendent from an array of interests in the community. The...Tags: Baltimore County, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Health and Safety at School, Elections, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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2011: A re-wind
Fast cars zipped around downtown Baltimore streets and, it turns out, the race promoters' financial messes. A robocall that urged voters to relax and stay home led jurors to a vote of their own: guilty of election fraud. We bade farewell to an iconic...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Arts, Trials, Maryland Terrapins, Ulysses Currie
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Letter: County executive urges parental involvement during American Education Week
There is no public investment more important in our society than the delivery of a quality education to our children. Each and every day, outstanding teachers prepare students for an increasingly complex world. November 13-19 is American Education Week,... -
'Doom and gloom' projected for Balto. Co. schools funding
Even after slashing nearly 200 teaching positions, Baltimore County schools are facing another projected budget shortfall for next year and will have to make millions of dollars in cuts, the school board learned Saturday. Baltimore County schools chief...Tags: Teachers Unions, Wages and Pensions, Teaching and Learning, Health Insurance Cost, Employees
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Hairston challenges school leaders in address
Joe A. Hairston, superintendent of Baltimore County schools, opens every academic year with an address to supervisors and administrators, usually about 800 people in all. As he prepared to rally the crowd gathered Friday at Catonsville High School, he...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Catonsville, Teaching and Learning, Patapsco
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School systems around state need to address improvements to buildings
Rodgers Forge Elementary had reached nearly double its capacity, so parents and students were relieved last year when the new $22 million WestTowson Elementary opened to ease crowding at neighboring schools in Baltimore County.
One year later, West...Tags: Mount Airy, Baltimore County, Elementary Schools, Renovation, Government
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With storm approaching, Baltimore County Public Schools cancels weekend activities
Baltimore County Public Schools announced on Friday, Aug. 26, that all of its weekend activities for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at county schools would be canceled due to the pending arrival ofHurricane Irene. The school system sent out an alert...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Kevin Kamenetz, Perry Hall, Public Schools
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Hurricane Irene delays start of school year in Baltimore County
Baltimore County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, Aug. 29, delaying the start of the new school year due to what officials called, "the continuing effects of Hurricane Irene." By Sunday afternoon, 65 BCPS schools were without power, and safety...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Kevin Kamenetz, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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