educators

• Obituaries

Karen A. Schafer, a former Baltimore County educator and advocate for disadvantaged students, dies

Karen A Schafer, a retired Baltimore County public schools educator, died Monday from heart failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. She was 73.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 5, 2019

• Maryland

In five years, starting teaching salaries in Howard will be $60,000 as set out by Kirwan Commission

The Howard County Public School System and the teachers union have created mutual goals to make the starting teaching salary $60,000 in five years.

By Jess Nocera

Jul 3, 2019

• Maryland

As new leadership moves forward, uncertainty remains over Baltimore Teachers Union election results

Uncertainty still hangs over the Baltimore Teachers Union’s new leadership, three weeks after national union officials launched an investigation

By Talia Richman

Jul 2, 2019

• Opinion

A better strategy for retaining top teachers

Baltimore City Public Schools must change its priorities (and funding) to attract and retain highly qualified minority teachers.

• Obituaries

'Augie' Miceli, longtime Calvert Hall football coach and math teacher, dies

Augie Miceli racked up 104 wins, seven straight Turkey Bowl victories and six football championships in 13 years as Calvert Hall’s varsity head coach.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 30, 2019

• Maryland

Kirwan funding supports average 5% salary increase for Harford teachers

Harford County teachers will receive a roughly 5% salary increase next year, thanks to additional funding from the state's Kirwan Commission.

By David Anderson

Jun 28, 2019

• Maryland

FSK student, teacher awarded at History Day

FSK student, teacher awarded at History Day Maryland Loy Bell

• Opinion

Baltimore teacher: 'When I see the squeegee boys, I see my kids'

The "squeegee boy" debate perfectly encapsulates the Baltimore divide. As a city teacher, I stand with the kids. Here's why.

• Maryland

Port Deposit: VFW names Bo Manor's Christy 'Teacher of the Year'

Bohemia Manor High School teacher Ashley Christy was honored as “Teacher of the Year” for the VFW Department of Maryland at the 99th VFW Convention.

• Education

Why does Baltimore struggle to find and retain black teachers? This group has ideas for how to help.

Baltimore City is struggling to find and retain young African American teachers in its school system.

By Talia Richman

Jun 20, 2019

• Education

Verletta White remains in Baltimore County school system as a consultant to new superintendent Darryl Williams

After two years leading the Baltimore County school system, Verletta White will advise her successor on how to slow the rate of teacher turnover.

• Obituaries

Leona Carpenter, retired Baltimore City school guidance counselor who taught at her church, dies

Leona Williams Carpenter, a retired Baltimore City school teacher and guidance counselor who was named woman of the year by her church, died.

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 18, 2019

• Maryland

Editorial: Carroll County teacher salaries far more competitive after new agreement

The starting salary for Carroll County teachers will now be $48,000, up from $45,787. Superintendent Steve Lockard called that “very competitive.” He’s right.

• Time Flies

Dayhoff:  Remembering Westminster High School English teacher Mike Eaton

I loved school and I had a number of favorite teachers. However, the first may very well be my 12th-grade English teacher, William Granville "Mike" Eaton.

• Education

'The American dream — except it's real': Baltimore student who immigrated from Mexico heads to Ivy League

Mauricio has earned his degree from the prestigious Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and is heading to Ivy League Brown University

By Talia Richman

Jun 11, 2019

• Maryland

Howard school board adopts $894 million operating budget, saves additional paraeducators and support teachers

The Howard County Board of Education adopted its $894.2 operating budget Thursday night, saving additional paraeducators and support teachers.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 10, 2019

• Obituaries

Eleanor Z. Troy, parochial school educator, dies

Eleanor Z. Troy, a former Archbishop Keough High School teacher, died May 30 from pneumonia at Atlantic General Hospital. She was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 5, 2019

• Maryland

Students at Immaculate Conception in Towson honored with history awards

Several students from Immaculate Conception School (ICS) in Towson were among those honored with awards at Maryland History Day at UMBC.

• Maryland

Fallston High 2019 graduates take life lessons from high school into their careers

Fallston High School graduate Miranda McFeaters, inspired by her alma mater’s faculty members, hopes to be an English teacher.

By David Anderson

Jun 4, 2019

• Maryland

Ahead of final vote on budget, Howard County school board makes cuts

Going into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Howard County Board of Education balanced its upcoming fiscal $607.2 million operating budget.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 4, 2019

• Education

National teachers union opens investigation into Baltimore Teachers Union election

The American Federation of Teachers is blocking an attempt to hold a new Baltimore Teachers Union election.

By Talia Richman

May 31, 2019

• Maryland

Carroll County Public Schools names new chief of schools amid restructuring

Superintendent Steven Lockard appointed Cynthia A. McCabe, the school system’s director of elementary schools since 2011, to be the new chief of schools.

• Maryland

Joppatowne High graduate ready to 'be something in this world'

Michael Smith Jr., a newly-minted 2019 graduate of Joppatowne High School, issued an alert after his commencement ceremony Wednesday afternoon.

By David Anderson

May 30, 2019

• Education

Can you skip 47 days of class and still graduate? In Maryland's largest school system, the answer is yes

Absenteeism in Montgomery Co. raises questions among some educators about the integrity of grades and diplomas in a school system regarded as among the best.

• Education

After Baltimore Teachers Union committee calls for new election, winning slate asks for an AFT investigation

Middle school teacher and newly elected Baltimore Teachers Union President Diamonté Brown wants to stop attempts by Marietta English to overturn the election.

By Talia Richman

May 24, 2019

• Education

'I'm doing this for my students': Diamonté Brown elected next Baltimore Teachers Union president

Diamonté Brown worked to get juvenile offenders back into classrooms. Then she became a teacher. Now she's head of the Baltimore Teachers Union.

By Talia Richman

May 16, 2019

• Obituaries

Dr. Robert E. Williams Jr., Towson orthodontist who had been active with the Boy Scouts, dies

Dr. Robert E. Williams Jr., a retired orthodontist who also taught dentistry, died May 3 at age 73.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 13, 2019

• Opinion

With teacher layoffs, Harford Co. fails its kids

Harford County voters must hold school board and county executive accountable for shortchanging local public school students.

• Maryland

Harford school supporters to rally for more education funding Thursday before council budget hearing

Harford school supporters are trying to start a movement to pressure local elected officials, especially the county executive, to do better moving forward when it comes to funding education, the local teachers union president said.

By Erika Butler

May 7, 2019

• Education

Waverly Elementary/Middle English teacher with 'infectious' energy named Baltimore City Teacher of the Year

The district recognized the English language arts teacher for his commitment to students both inside and outside of the classroom.

By Sameer Rao

Apr 29, 2019

• Obituaries

Stanley Plumly, former Maryland poet laureate, dies

Stanley Plumly, Maryland’s former poet laureate and a respected University of Maryland faculty member who taught creative writing, died of complications of multiple myeloma April 11 at his Frederick home. He was 79.

By Jacques Kelly

Apr 17, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore County executive proposes county's first income tax increase in nearly 30 years

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is seeking the county’s first income tax increase in nearly 30 years — plus new fees on development and additional charges on residents’ monthly cellphone and cable bills.

By Alison Knezevich

Apr 15, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore City Schools CEO proposes budget for next year with little increase

CEO Sonja Santelises is proposing a budget that continues to focus on literacy, student mental and emotional health, and a well-rounded curriculum.

• Obituaries

Dr. Catherine R. Gira, a veteran educator and former Frostburg State University president, dies

Dr. Catherine G. Gira, whose career took her from a high school English teacher in Cationsville to president of Frostburg State University, died March 26 at Friends House in Sandy Spring. The longtime Columbia resident was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 8, 2019

• Obituaries

Evelyn T. Beasley, who for nearly two decades was the popular principal of Roland Park Elementary-Middle School, dies

Evelyn T. Beasley, a popular city public schools educator who was at the helm of Roland Park Elementary Middle School for nearly two decades which she turned around from a failing school, died March 24 from cancer at Woodholme Gardens, a Pikesville assisted-living facility. She was 89.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 4, 2019

• Maryland

Milanoski named Harford's Teacher of the Year for 2019

Paige Milanoski, a English teacher at Havre de Grace High School, was named Harford County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year for 2019 Wednesday night.

By David Anderson

Apr 4, 2019

• Obituaries

Joyce P. Wheeler, innovative city teacher who made learning fun for students, dies

Joyce P. Wheeler, a retired city public schools elementary teacher who made teaching science fun, died March 21 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at her family farm in Sequim, Wash. The former longtime Govans resident was 78.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 29, 2019

• Maryland

8 finalists for Carroll County Teacher of the Year announced

Carroll County Public Schools educators were recognized at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Teacher Awards program Wednesday evening.

• Obituaries

William G. 'Gil' Smith, a teacher and environmentalist who worked to protect Monarch butterflies, dies

William G. "Gil" Smith, a retired veteran Baltimore County public schools educator who worked to protect Monarch butterflies, died March 16 of Parkinson's disease at the Maples of Towson, an assisted living facility for senior citizens. The Timonium resident was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 25, 2019

• Maryland

Bowser receives award for Gifted and Talented education

Bowser receives award for Gifted and Talented education

• Maryland

Havre de Grace Elementary teacher Daniel Zubrowski earns statewide honor for financial literacy

Daniel Zubrowski, a teacher at Havre de Grace Elementary School, was named a winner of Maryland's 2019 Financial Education and Capability Award program for coordinating a school-wide financial literacy carnival last spring.

By David Anderson

Mar 21, 2019

• Maryland

Harford County schools announce top 5 finalists for Teacher of the Year award

Harford County Public Schools has announced its top 5 finalists for the 2019 Teacher of the Year award and they are Rebecca Martinek, Paige Milanoski, Kristie Smith, Kathleen Thompson and Dawn Zipay.

• Politics

Some Maryland students could return to school in August as legislature moves against Hogan's order

The Maryland House of Delegates followed the state Senate in approving a bill undoing Gov. Larry's Hogan's order that the academic year at public schools begin after Labor Day. The chambers passed the legislation by margins large enough to override a veto, should Hogan exercise that power.

By Scott Dance

Mar 14, 2019

• Obituaries

Ann G. Candler, educator, dies

Ann G. Candler, a retired Baltimore City Community College English teacher, died Feb. 27 of lung disease at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. The former Roland Park resident was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 11, 2019

• Opinion

Md.'s 'Red for Ed' moment

Monday night, thousands of Maryland public school educators, from Garrett County to Worcester County and everywhere in between, will get on buses and travel to Annapolis to protest our underfunded schools and call for a new investment in our state’s public education system.

• Obituaries

Clifford Alper, Towson University music history teacher, dies

Clifford Alper taught opera, classical music literature and music education courses at Towson University.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 7, 2019

• Maryland

McDaniel College students voice frustrations with restructuring at open town hall

Concerns about student involvement and the future of liberal arts at McDaniel College — following the decisions to sunset several majors and minors — were topics during an open town hall Wednesday night.

• Maryland

Number of teachers of color hired by Harford schools continues to increase

Of the 209 new teachers hired for the 2017-2018 school year, 33 of them identified themselves as teacher of color, a number that’s been increasing the last three years as Harford schools focus on increasing their diversity.

By Erika Butler

Feb 26, 2019

• Maryland

Five things to know about changes to academic programs at McDaniel College

Some McDaniel College students, faculty and alumni have criticized the decision to eliminate some programs and how it was made as being indicative of an attack on humanist education and excluding them from having real say in the process.

• Obituaries

Iona C. Dorn, longtime Baltimore County public schools educator and historian, dies

Iona C. Dorn, a veteran Baltimore County public educator and history buff, died Monday from complications of an infection at Genesis Cromwell Center in Parkville at age 98.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 14, 2019