Lisa Philip
Lisa Philip reports on all things education in Howard County and Laurel, from school budgets to new playground benches to school field trips to see the Pope. Before coming to the Howard County Times, Lisa played classical viola and worked for an after-school music program in West Baltimore.
Recent Articles
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Laurel High computer networking program trains students for careers
Tucked away in a corner of Laurel High School in a couple of storage rooms turned into computer labs, Michael Hines is training the next generation of information technology workers. In one room, three students sketch out programming code on a piece of paper. In the next, four students huddle around...
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At Northfield Elementary, educators encourage students to wiggle
At Northfield Elementary School in Ellicott City, physical activity is no longer reserved for recess or gym class. Kids are encouraged to move around during instructional time, too. "We don't really sit longer than 15 minutes at a time, because the students start to get antsy and they need to keep...
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Howard County's Class of 2016 seniors see slight dip in SAT scores
Howard County's Class of 2016 scored slightly lower on the SAT than the Class of 2015, but far exceeded average scores for the state and nation, according to results released Tuesday. The school system's mean composite score for the standardized test, which is widely used for college admissions,...
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Howard County Special Olympians, partners form perfect union
Two unified pairs from county head to Florida for golf championships
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Howard robotics team raises funds for Ellicott City flood victims
After watching videos of the July 30 Ellicott City flood, the Futuristic Engineers, a Howard County robotics team, immediately wanted to help. "We saw a video on the news of the cars floating away in the flood, which is really devastating," said sixth-grader David Zheng. "That's why we wanted to...
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Glenwood Middle student on schoolwork strike to demand accommodations for visual impairment
Twelve-year-old Atticus Carter, a student at Glenwood Middle School, is on a schoolwork strike to demand accommodations for his visual impairment. "I want to learn, but I can't do it without my accommodations," he said during a public forum at a Board of Education meeting Thursday. "I have been...
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Public's help sought in identifying Columbia bank robbery suspect
Howard County police are requesting the public's help in identifying a man they say robbed a PNC Bank outside Giant Food in the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way in Columbia Thursday night. Police said a man entered the bank at approximately 7:10 p.m., approached a teller and passed a note demanding...
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Power outages reported at Oakland Mills high and middle schools, Stevens Forest Elementary
Oakland Mills High School, Oakland Mills Middle School and Stevens Forest Elementary School have lost power, according to an alert sent by the Howard County Public School System Friday morning. School system spokesman John White said power outages at the three schools were caused by an outage in...