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'Voters of tomorrow' weigh in on 2012 election
If 2,500 Baltimore middle school students have their way Tuesday, President Barack Obama will be re-elected, children of some illegal immigrants will pay in-state tuition rates, same-sex couples can marry and gambling in Maryland will not expand. The...
Tags: Social Sciences, Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage
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Dream Act supporters ramp up campaign
Supporters of Maryland's Dream Act, a measure passed by the General Assembly last year extending in-state college tuition to the children of some illegal immigrants, are staging a series of events this week to build momentum in their effort to uphold it ...Tags: Baltimore County, Rushern Baker, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Community College of Baltimore County, Same-Sex Marriage
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Weekend Wrap: Notes on Deon Long, Jarrett Ross and more
The Baltimore SunMaryland-bound wide receiver Deon Long had another monster game for Iowa Western Community College over the weekend. In the Reivers' 81-14 rout of Arkansas Baptist, Long caught five passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Long, a D.C. native who caught...Tags: Football
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Emanuel, teachers union both miss the big picture in Chicago strike
The Windy City is engulfed in a stormy teachers' strike that has gathered front-page national attention. But will it turn out to be just more hot air in the national debate over school reform? I'm afraid so, even though the issues at stake in Chicago are...
Tags: Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Strikes, Teachers Unions, Teachers
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Teachers need help, not more tests
The strike by Chicago teachers is about much more than class size, merit-based (or rather test-based) pay, teacher evaluations, privatization of public education through charter school expansion, longer school days, etc., although those are all crucial...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Strikes, Chicago Teachers Strike, Teachers
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Weinberg, city schools celebrate three new libraries
This time last year, Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle School librarian Sharon Smith used the only technology she had — a laptop and a projector — to bring color and excitement to her students by shining animated books from the Internet onto...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Finance
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Towson resident Lohr poised for return engagement at St. Paul's School for Girls
Lila Lohr's previous 10-year tenure as head of school at St. Paul's School for Girls made her a natural fit to fill in for the 2012-2013 school year. The Brooklandville school is currently searching for a permanent replacement for longtime head Monica...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Skype, Annapolis, Students, Halloween
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Too many celebrations, not enough education
With the season of celebration over and many of our school-age children of various grade levels officially "promoted," it seems like a good time to sit back and ask: Why? Specifically, why are promotion ceremonies at the arbitrary grades of pre-...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Preschools, PTA, Schools
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New Monarch Academy slated for Laurel
The Children's Guild Institute will open an International Baccalaureate school in Laurel in Anne Arundel County, its third in the Baltimore area, the nonprofit organization said. The county school board is expected to vote on Superintendent Kevin...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Laurel, Students, Glen Burnie
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Farmers market in Govans starts second year with more vendors
The Govanstowne Farmers Market debuted for its second season Wednesday, June 6, but a half hour later, Terri Russell said she had no chocolate ice cream. "I'm sold out, already," said Russell, owner of Simple Pleasures, an organic ice cream business...
Tags: Senator Theatre, Ice Cream, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Loyola University Chicago, Govans
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Arundel school must comply with still-to-be-negotiated charter or be dissolved
The Anne Arundel County school board voted Wednesday to allow Chesapeake Science Point to expand its high school but placed it on two years' probation as part of efforts to address concerns about the charter school. The board also said it would...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Report Cards, Anne Arundel County, Odenton, Science
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Local focus in football recruiting pays off for Randy Edsall's Terps
The Baltimore SunOne of the worst seasons in Maryland football history made no difference to Mike Williams. The Terps’ 2-10 campaign last fall didn’t bother DeAndre Lane, either. All that mattered to Williams, a lineman from Archbishop Spalding, and Lane, a...Tags: North Carolina State Wolfpack, Awards and Prizes, Boston College, Maryland Terrapins, The Pennsylvania State University
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