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Update: Schools releasing students in wake of tornado warning
Carroll County Public Schools said it was dismissing students at 4:15 p.m. in the wake of a tornado warning that passed through Carroll County. School officials are reminding parents that the dismissals are one and a half hours behind schedule. All...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Sykesville, Schools, Weather Warnings
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Hickory teachers protest after school Thursday, more planned Friday
Teachers at Hickory Elementary School near Bel Air became the latest group Thursday to protest what several teachers describe as a lack of respect from the board of education and Harford County government. Verna Hiser, who has taught at the elementary...
Tags: Jim Jewell, Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Elementary Schools, Budgets and Budgeting
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Russett: Maryland City Elementary achieves status as a Green School
Going "green" is happening all over Anne Arundel County and the state of Maryland. Fourteen years ago, the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education's Green School Program was established. The program recognizes Maryland schools that...Tags: Schools, Foods and Beverages, Culture, Henry Lee, Hot Dogs
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Education notes: Towson High student nets $3,000 credit union scholarship
Towson High School's Cailin O'Connor was among the 23 seniors at Baltimore County Public Schools who were recently awarded $3,000 scholarships from First Financial Federal Credit Union. The winners based on academic achievement and commitment to school...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Awards and Prizes, Satellite and Cable Service, Schools, Students
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Joshua A. Barbati, teacher
Joshua A. Barbati, a retired Baltimore County public school educator and longtime Loch Raven resident, died May 11 of melanoma at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, N.C.
He was 79.
The son of Italian immigrants, Mr. Barbati was born in...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), High Schools, Schools, Colleges and Universities, Electronics
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Havre de Grace High principal to be transferred to John Archer
Pending approval of the county school board, Havre de Grace High School Principal Patricia Walling is expected to become principal of John Archer School at the end of the school year and will be replaced by James Reynolds, an assistant principal at Bel...
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Are Md. schools really No. 1?
Educators and politicians rave about Maryland's public schools. And why shouldn't they? After all, Education Week, the nation's most widely circulated education newspaper, has ranked Maryland public schools in first place for the past four years. But...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Students, Justice System, Judges
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Consultant presents report on funding raises for teachers
About 50 teachers and community members attended a meeting at Bel Air High School Monday for the presentation of a financial report done by a consultant hired by the teachers union that, not surprisingly, purported to find places where the county...Tags: Music, Teaching and Learning, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Schools
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Balto. Co. class sizes are cause for concern
Imagine how my members feel about the latest press release from Baltimore County Public Schools about class size that states, "Baltimore County Public Schools' class sizes compare favorably with state, national averages." The misleading information was...Tags: Music, Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Schools, Students
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Center for autistic students to get new school building
After 57 years of providing special education services for children with autism out of a historic Ellicott City mansion, the Linwood Center is finally getting a real school. "We have run out of room here," Linwood executive director Bill Moss said...Tags: Hunt Valley, Catonsville, Teaching and Learning, Ellicott City, Schools
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Ellicott City: Peak into history as The Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage tours seven historical homes
Founded in 1930, The Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage is a nonprofit dedicated to preservation and restoration of architecturally significant properties in Maryland. To this end, they organize tours of historical homes in different counties each year....Tags: Ellicott City, PTA, Schools, Cancer, Howard County
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Carroll County schools to impose higher standard for extracurricular eligibility
Carroll County Public Schools will implement a higher academic requirement next school year for high school students participating in extracurricular activities — a move that school officials said has been under consideration for some time, but...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Standards, High Schools, Schools, Students
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