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School board votes to stick with Race to the Top
The Howard County Board of Education narrowly defeated a motion Tuesday, Dec. 18, to withdraw from the federal Race to the Top program that the system signed on to in 2010. By a vote of 4-3, members defeated a motion made by Vice Chairman Brian Meshkin...Tags: Renee Foose, Howard County, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Academic Progress
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Progress for city schools
The most recent data on high school graduation and dropout rates from the Maryland State Department of Education suggest that while Baltimore City still lags behind other jurisdictions, it is making solid progress in its school reform effort. Graduation...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Graduation, High Schools, Schools
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HCEA requests withdrawal from Race to the Top
The Howard County Education Association last week formally requested the Board of Education withdraw from Race to the Top, a controversial federal program tied to teacher evaluations based on student performance on state assessments — evaluations...
Tags: Renee Foose, Howard County, Teaching and Learning, Students, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Howard school board candidates make final push before Tuesday election
On a day that the storm Sandy kept most of the region indoors, Howard school board candidate Robert Ballinger saw an opportunity. With Election Day about a week away, he figured he'd reach out via email to Howard residents who were likely at home...Tags: Renee Foose, Students, Voting, Georgetown University, Teaching and Learning
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School board approves Race to the Top grant, but teachers union refuses support
The Howard County Board of Education Wednesday approved an application to apply for up to $30 million in grant money, but the application for the federal funds lacks the required support of the teachers' union. By a vote of 5-2, the board approved...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Renee Foose, Teaching and Learning, Unions, Teachers
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Major changes seen in Howard Superintendent Foose's first 100 days
In her first 100 days on the job, Howard County schools Superintendent Renee Foose has revamped the system's legal services, established an office of accountability and called for revision of a redistricting proposal to shift hundreds of students to new...
Tags: Research, Renee Foose, Teaching and Learning, Students, Legal Service
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With a little help from friends, Loyola Blakefield brings 'Frankenstein' to life
Nigel Goldsborough is a normally a mild-mannered freshman at Loyola Blakefield High School. But something strange happened to Goldsborough this month, and it's a good thing that his change in attitude is only temporary. When the Loyola Blakefield...
Tags: Students, Hamilton, Celebrities, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Catonsville
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Quashing race-based college admissions will not serve justice
It may be time to say farewell to affirmative action in higher education admissions and to the aspirations that went with it. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case challenging the sliver of...
Tags: Personal Income, Students, University of Texas at Austin, Separation of Church and State, Gerald Ford
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Will America go the way of Europe?
As the presidential election counts down to (despite recent tightening in the polls) a likely Obama victory, even moderate Republicans despair that America is going the way of "social democratic" Western Europe, with a smaller private sector, more power...
Tags: Interior Policy, Philosophy, Values, Democratic Party, Barack Obama
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O'Malley hails September jobs numbers
For a politician crow is something you'd rather do than eat. For Gov. Martin O'Malley, that less-than-delectable bird is off the menu for now. September's jobs report, released Friday, brought the best numbers the state has seen in a long time. The U.S....Tags: Credit Ratings, Unemployment Benefits, Employment, Unemployment, Regional Authority
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From 'Jukebox' to 'Macbeth,' it's a busy time of year at Marriotts Ridge
Jake Lubbehusen, 14, a freshman at Marriotts Ridge High School, sat in the school's darkened auditorium on a recent Tuesday afternoon, a laptop and several textbooks open in front of him. About two dozen students were rehearsing a dance number on stage,...
Tags: Music, Theater, Teaching and Learning, Students, Entertainment Events
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Cockeysville: Dulaney celebrates College Board honors, National Honor Society works
Dulaney High School is proud of the accomplishments of students and teachers, and we're happy to share their achievements as well. The College Board recently released the names of the Dulaney High School National Merit Semifinalists, and they are Aysha...
Tags: Interior Policy, Students, Baltimore County, Financial Aid, Raytheon Company
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