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Headquarters renovation illustrates why city schools CEO needs to go
That schools CEO Andrés Alonso deplores the lavish renovation at headquarters only after the work has been done says a lot about why he should go. Mr. Alonso has abused having a driver, and he brings in outside auditors when standardized tests are... -
Franchot's September song
Data-stream around Grandpa, youngsters 2.1 and 3.1, while he tells you about the time long, long ago when a certain elected official grew so nostalgic about a time even longer ago when Labor Day marked the beginning of the school year. Way back in the...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Inner Harbor, Teaching and Learning, Curricula, Public Officials
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Don't cut an educational lifeline for low-income kids
The Maryland Department of Education is about to make a very big mistake. Under the Education and Secondary Education Act (better known as No Child Left Behind), low-income families whose children attend low-performing schools are eligible to receive...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Personal Income, Maryland General Assembly, Conservation
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Not that you asked: Growing up with election day
Growing up in the late 1950s and the 1960s, election day was something close to a real holiday in my household. For one, we had the day off from school, which made any day special. My mother, who didn't have a job other than her volunteer pursuits in...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Voting
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Schools with grants struggle with teacher evaluation systems
Elliott Elementary in Lincoln, Neb., struck off on its own last year when it became the only school in the city to win money through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. Winning wasn't something to be proud of, though: It meant the school...Tags: Students, Freedom of the Press, Teaching and Learning, Standardized Testing, Examinations
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Md. schools moving from zero-tolerance discipline policies
State school board members still don't know her name, but a Dorchester County girl who was denied access to an education for a year is the pivotal figure in their push to abandon long-held zero-tolerance discipline policies across Maryland. The 15-year-...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Lacrosse, Health and Safety at School, Joe A. Hairston
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Teiber String Trio to entertain at Glenelg United Methodist community concert March 11
Glenelg United Methodist Church, on Burntwoods Road, will be hosting a community concert March 11 beginning at 4:30 p.m. A string quartet featuring Sheng-Tsung Wang and Christopher Franke playing violin, Sarah Hart playing the viola and Charlie Powers...Tags: Students, Montgomery County (Maryland), Teaching and Learning, College Sports, Concerts
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What makes a great teacher?
Editor: Americans have long argued about what makes an effective educator. The federal government, however, has ended that debate. Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, proposed by then-President George W. Bushand approved with bipartisan...Tags: Havre de Grace, Students, Teaching and Learning, Barack Obama, Standardized Testing
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Want a scholarship? Watch what you post online
Students beware: Scholarship providers aren't just going by your application to learn about you. They're also checking you out on Google and social media sites, according to a recent survey. And what they uncover — the good or the bad — could...Tags: YouTube, Google Inc., Students, Montgomery County (Maryland), Teaching and Learning
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Fourteen vying for three seats on school board
Jim Adams 70, Ellicott City, retired auditor and accountant, three-time former candidate for District 9 seat in Maryland Senate The focus of Jim Adams' campaign is simple: the student. "That's the most important thing," he said. "I'd like to develop an...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Elections, Standardized Testing, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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New director has big plans at Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Elaine Tuttle Hansen will never forget stepping into her first college class after years of feeling out of place as a smart kid in her small Massachusetts hometown.
"It was like, 'Oh my God, there are people out there like me,'" she says.
It's a...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, College Sports
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City needs jobs and schools, not newcomers
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's desire to grow the population of Baltimore and the release of the city school system's mediocre scores on a national standardized test were reported within days of each other earlier last week ("Baltimore...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Academic Progress
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