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Mark calendars for three — count em' — community yard sales
It is that time of year for yard sales and three are scheduled in the weeks to come. Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church will hold its community yard sale on April 13, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plan to come out and find your treasure at the event. The sale...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Lobbying, PTA, Entertainment Events
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Getting to the root of bullying in Howard County
Bullying is not a normal part of growing up, said Rosanne Wilson, a specialist for positive behavior support in the Howard County Public School System’s Office of Student Services, and it’s something students “should not have to deal...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Health and Safety at School
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Immediacy and safety in Howard schools at center of report
When visitors come to Thunder Hill Elementary School in Columbia, they are first greeted not by teachers, students or receptionists, but by a locked door and an intercom. A vestibule separates the outside from the inside, and people are navigated directly...
Tags: PTA, Ken Ulman, Emergency Planning, Teaching and Learning, Ellicott City
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Howard task force issues school safety report; work to start immediately
When the Joint Task Force on School Safety was established in Howard County days after the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., members of the school system, government and police were charged with reviewing school safety and to find ways to improve it It...
Tags: Mental Health, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Ken Ulman, Students, Emergency Planning
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Achievement gap hot topic at African American Roundtable panel
When it comes to closing the achievement gap between minority students and their white counterparts, the Howard County Public School System is doing some promising things, said State Superintendent Lillian Lowery. "The partnerships with Harvard...
Tags: Larry Walker, Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning, Students, Harvard University
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Howard braces for snowstorm
The National Weather Service has upgraded Howard County from a winter storm watch to a winter storm warning beginning Tuesday afternoon and continuing to 12 a.m. March 7. The NWS predicts Columbia and Ellicott City will receive between three to six...
Tags: Howard Community College, Weather Warnings, National Weather Service, Car Safety Tips and Advice, AAA
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Maryland readying for 'last gasp' winter storm that could cause widespread power outages
A late-season storm was forecast to bring the first significant snowfall in Baltimore in two years Wednesday, prompting worries about travel difficulties and power outages from the wet, heavy flakes and strong wind. The National Weather Service forecasts...Tags: Towson, Weather Warnings, National Weather Service, Frederick County (Virginia), Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Middle schools tackle disciplinary literacy
Read Across America Day is a tradition in Howard County — at least in the elementary schools. But on March 1, the Dr. Seuss-themed festivities expanded to at least one secondary school — Dunloggin Middle School in Ellicott City, where for...
Tags: Middle Schools, Teaching and Learning, Language, Students, Ellicott City
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Parents make financial commitment to supporting their children in Howard County orchestra program [Letter]
Congratulations to the members of the Howard County Gifted and Talented High School Orchestra on their fine performance "Side by Side" with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. Howard County and...Tags: Music Industry, Ken Ulman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Culture
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Howard Board of Education approves $734.9 million budget request
The Howard County Board of Education Thursday unanimously approved a $734.9 operating budget request for fiscal 2014 — up nearly $14 million from Superintendent Renee Foose’s initial proposal of $721.1 million. “The board has to put...
Tags: Ken Ulman, Finance, Ellicott City, Budgets and Budgeting
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Howard school system takes look at start times
After months of gathering public input on the workings of Howard County schools during her Listen and Learn forums, Superintendent Renee Foose saw a common concern from parents and students: when the school day begins. As such, the school system...
Tags: High Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools, Schools
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Aspects of Foose's proposed budget get public support
The hiring of a dietitian to aid in student nutrition. The creation of new liaison positions to help minorities succeed. Maintaining funding for science and gifted and talented programs. Those were three aspects of Superintendent Renee Foose's...
Tags: Biology, Teaching and Learning, Ken Ulman, Budgets and Budgeting, Agricultural Research and Technology
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