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Imagine Discovery school's charter in limbo
Parents of the only charter school in Baltimore County are criticizing the system for not having a process for the school to renew its contract, which is set to expire in two months. However, Imagine Discovery Public Charter School, near Woodlawn, has...Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Students
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Economic integration is the key
You couldn't tell from the Republican primary season so far, but education, as a campaign issue, should move to the forefront of voter concern as we approach the fall election. A College Board poll last month reported that two-thirds of voters in nine...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Maryland General Assembly, Mitt Romney, Johns Hopkins University, Poverty
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KIPP Ujima math educator named Baltimore City's Teacher of the Year
A mathematics educator whose students have consistently scored among the highest in Baltimore and Maryland on state assessments was named the city's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Bradley Nornhold, a seventh- and eighth-grade math teacher at the high-...Tags: Andres Alonso, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Students, Teachers
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Edgewood woman receives city Teacher of the Year award
The Maryland Humanities Council has announced Aisha Watson, of Edgewood, a sixth grade Language Arts teacher at City Neighbors Charter School in Baltimore, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year Award....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Loyola University Chicago, Teachers
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Homes for sale at Healthy Neighborhoods event
Here's one more homebuying event for the list: The nonprofit Healthy Neighborhoods is putting on an event Saturday to showcase Baltimore homes renovated with stimulus funds. The "Great Neighborhoods, Great Homes" event will run from 10 a.m. to noon on... -
Grasmick tapped by Towson University to aid teacher preparation
Towson University announced this week that former state schools Superintendent Nancy Grasmick will join the school as a Presidential Scholar for Innovation in Teacher and Leader Education, a role that includes collaborating with existing staff to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Towson University, William Donald Schaefer, Nancy Grasmick
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On his way out, O'Brien closes one more school
In the March 15 Baltimore Sun, Steve Kilar wrote a brief article entitled, "St. Ambrose School in Park Heights is closing." He quoted a statement from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which said that "due to the low enrollment, St. Ambrose has been unable to...Tags: Christianity, Elementary Schools, Schools, Roman Catholicism, Edwin F. O'Brien
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Dallas Dance says he supports board's decision to build school in Mays Chapel
In a meeting with the editorial board of The Baltimore Sun, the next Baltimore County schools chief, S. Dallas Dance, said he supports the controversial decision to build a new school in Mays Chapel. The school, he said, is needed to relieve overcrowding....Tags: Renee Foose, Howard County, Baltimore County, Nancy Grasmick
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Maryland Schools in the Path of the Purple Line
Capital News ServiceCOLLEGE PARK - Proposed construction on the Purple Line will not begin for at least another three years, but some local school leaders are concerned as state and county planners work to finalize a route. Under the current plan, the 16-mile light rail...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Schools, Maryland Transit Administration, Railway Transportation, PTA
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Mustache business for Ravens' playoff run results in fat check for Living Classrooms
When a group of Woodberry neighbors began selling fake, purple, Joe Flacco-style mustaches for $5 apiece during the Baltimore Ravens' all-too-brief playoff run, it was always their intention to donate a percentage of their profits to one of the...Tags: Joe Flacco, Corporate Officers, New England Patriots
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Chelsea Clinton fails Journalism 101 again on NBC's Rock Center'
The Baltimore SunChelsea Clinton did her second report for NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams" Wednesday night, and it was just as flawed as the first. The learning curve does not appear to have bent one degree in the direction of growth. This one-dimensional, under-...Tags: Journalism, Schools, Brian Williams, Public Schools, NBC (tv network)
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City Springs wants to turn dilapidated schoolyard into sports complex
Most mornings, students arrive early at City Springs Elementary/Middle School to throw a football around on the blacktop. They love the game, but it is hard to play in the raggedy yard behind the school.
The students of the school had a plan back in...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Basketball, National Football League, Football, Students
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