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What Baltimore County kids need to compete
When today's high school seniors started kindergarten in 2000, there was no iPhone, text messaging was hardly used, and very few K-12 students took online classes. While virtually every other arena has seen rapid change over the past decade, K-12...
Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Teachers, Students
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Twentey equals $10,000, as Parkville teacher nets Outstanding Young Educator Award
Ryan Twentey, an advance placement photography teacher at Parkville High School and a resident of Bel Air, won $10,000 this week as one of two national honorees of the ASCD 2013 Outstanding Young Educator Award. The award was announced Sunday at the...
Tags: Schools, Public Schools, Photography, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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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: Kevin Kamenetz, Local Elections, Elections, Joe A. Hairston, Executive Branch
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Md. sees improvement in graduation, dropout rates
Baltimore continues to lead area school systems in improving its dropout rate, and most districts in the region are making progress in graduating more students in four years, according to new high school data released Monday by the Maryland State...
Tags: Schools, Harford County, High Schools, Glen Burnie, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Balto. Co. 'hybrid' school board proponents optimistic change could come this session
The protracted effort to add elected representation to Baltimore County's school board continued Thursday, Jan. 31 at a meeting of the county's Senate delegation, and despite some opposition, proponents for the bill remain optimistic change could come...
Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Local Elections, Towson, Elections, Primaries
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Ravens in the Super Bowl [Twitter reactions]
Notable Ravens fans react on Twitter to the news that the team will be heading to the Super Bowl: Oriole Adam Jones, @SimplyAJ10: Unreal victory. BMORE STAND UP. Pastor Jamal Bryant, @jamalhbryant: God is with the Ravens......meet me in New Orleans!!!...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Super Bowl, Chris Carr, Ellen Barkin, Ray Lewis
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Walls going up is good news at Halethorpe Elementary
Walls will be going up this summer and that's good news for faculty and parents at Halethorpe Elementary School. The construction means the end of six open-concept classrooms at the school on Maple Avenue. Baltimore County Schools Superintendent S....Tags: Halethorpe, Kevin Kamenetz, Teaching and Learning, PTA, Teachers
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Kamenetz, Johnson call for tighter restrictions on assault weapons, ammunition
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Police Chief Jim Johnson on Monday called on state and federal lawmakers to strengthen laws on background checks for gun buyers and stop the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the wake of...
Tags: Shootings, Firearms, Gun Control, Weaponry, Laws
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School system seeks public comment on five-year strategic plan
The public is invited to submit online comments regarding the draft of Baltimore County Public Schools' new five-year strategic plan, dubbed by Superintendent S. Dallas Dance as "Blueprint 2.0." The draft document, and a feedback form, are available... -
O'Malley plans $336 million for school construction, AC
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Monday that his administration proposes spending $336 million on school construction aid next year, including $25 million to add air conditioning to older schools. At a news conference at Overlea High School —- more than...
Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Martin O'Malley, Anthony G. Brown, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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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: Joe A. Hairston, Gun Control, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Credit and Debt
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Christmas cheer from Baltimore's big names
The Baltimore SunCharm City celebrities, no matter where they were, woke early to send seasons Tweetings. Here are just a few: Raven Terrence Cody @TerrenceCody Merry Christmas twitter and twitter fam TV reporter Jessica Kartalija @JessKartalija Can't wait...Tags: Social Media, The Happiest News!, Martin O'Malley, Steve Johnson, Debbie Phelps
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