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Howard County students shared their personal experiences with bullying, and suggestions for the school system to combat the problem, at the last Student Forum on Bullying Prevention at Folly Quarter Middle School in Ellicott City March 20.

Howard County's Joint Task Force on School Safety issued its official report Monday, March 18, with 11 recommendations on improving the physical security of school buildings, emergency response procedures and the school environment itself. Many recommendations will be implemented immediately.

The Howard County Joint Task Force on School Safety, established after the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. last year, issued its final report Monday, March 18, with the school system working on implementing its recommendations immediately.

About 800 people turned out for a panel discussing black student achievement in Howard County. The panel included Howard County Superintendent Renee Foose, State Superintendent Lillian Lowery and Executive Director of Harvard University's Center for Education Policy Research Jon Fullerton.

A late-season storm was forecast to bring the first significant snowfall in Baltimore in two years Wednesday, prompting worries about travel difficulties and power outages from the wet, heavy flakes and strong wind.

A late-season storm was forecast to bring the first significant snowfall in Baltimore in two years Wednesday, prompting worries about travel difficulties and power outages from the wet, heavy flakes and strong wind.

The National Weather Service has placed a winter storm watch in effect for a number of Maryland counties including Howard on Tuesday morning that it is expected to expire at 12 a.m. on March 7.

A year after the controversial move to remove standalone reading classes in Howard County middle schools in favor of disciplinary literacy, some aspects working, others aren't, and one school takes its celebration of Read Across America Day to new levels in response.

The Howard County Board of Education Thursday morning approved a request of $734.9 million in operating costs for fiscal 2014. The request now goes to the county government.

The Howard County Public School System is reviewing start times for county schools. If any shift is not cost-prohibitive, a survey will go out to the community next year, with any possible changes in school start times not taking effect until 2015.

Aspects of Renee Foose's proposed $721 million fiscal 2014 operating budget that were lauded at a public hearing included the hiring of a dietitian and community liaisons, and continued funding of science and Gifted and Talented programs.

Superintendent Renee Foose is collecting community input for a five-year strategic plan for the Howard County Public School System. First, she held Listen and Learn forums last fall. Now, focus groups are nearly complete.

15 Howard County educators recently received National Board Certification ¿ the highest honor for an educator ¿ and were honored at the Howard County Board of Education meeting Jan. 24.

Howard County Superintendent Renee Foose announced the schedule for focus groups geared toward developing a strategic plan for county schools.

Howard County Council met Monday with schools chief Renee Foose and police chief Bill McMahon to discuss bullying in schools.

Howard County Education Association President Paul Lemle presented numbers to the Board of Education Thursday night indicating that the Howard County Public School System

As Howard County establishes a Joint Task Force on School Safety, other Laurel schools strengthen security measures already in place.

Howard County's Joint Task Force on School Safety holds first community forum to gather input on improving school and community safety, almost a month after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 20 children and six teachers dead.

Superintendent Renee Foose Thursday night presented at $721 million proposed operating budget request for fiscal 2014.

Four Baltimore-area schools, including two in Baltimore County, were among six that earned state Blue Ribbon honors, state Board of Education officials said Thursday.

Folly Quarter Middle School in Ellicott City was named one of six Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools in the state, and the only Howard County school to receive the honor this year.

The Howard County Board of Education narrowly defeated a motion Tuesday, Dec. 18 to withdraw from the federal Race to the Top program the system signed on to in 2010.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman Monday announced the formation of a joint task force comprised of school, public safety and mental health professionals to address and increase school safety in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

The Howard County teachers union should not have opposed application for federal Race to the Top grant

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman's ban on sugary beverages on county property won't solve the obesity crisis, but it helps create a culture in which people make healthier choices.

In an effort to establish a health-conscious, countywide health precedent, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman signed an executive order restricting county government departments from distributing beverages high in sugar on county-owned property or at county-sponsored events, programs or meetings.

The Columbia-based Horizon Foundation, with the help of Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and other organizations, launched a campaign against childhood obesity called Howard County Unsweetened Tuesday morning outside of Burleigh Manor Middle School in Ellicott City.

The event, called "Dump Sugar," will begin at 11 a.m. at the school, located at 4200 Centennial Lane, and is part of the foundation's effort to fight childhood obesity.

The Howard County Public School System was not on the list of finalists for the Race to the Top District grant program, which would have awarded nearly $40 million to the district over the course of four years to personalize learning and close the achievement gap. The Board of Education had voted 5-2 to apply for the grant, but the Howard County Education Association had refused to sign the application.

Howard County schools deputy superintendent of operations Ray Brown is retiring from the system effective Jan., 1, said Howard County officials on Wednesday night.

After Ann De Lacy, Janet Siddiqui and Ellen Giles took their oaths of office, Frank Aquino was elected chairman of the Howard County Board of Education. Brian Meshkin was elected vice-chairman.

Students at two Howard County elementary schools are getting lessons in Chinese and Spanish through a World Languages pilot program at Waverly and Laurel Woods.

The Howard County Board of Education last week, by a vote of 5-2, approved a redistricting plan that would move 1,860 elementary students next year. Now, after the effects of the vote have set in, the schools affected react.

The Howard County Board of Education voted 5-2 Thursday for a redistricting plan that would move 1,860 students and impact 17 elementary schools next year.

The Howard County Board of Education prepares to vote on a final plan for elementary school redistricting next year, that could impact as many as 1,800 students.

After a period of transition that saw its longtime school superintendent retire and infighting among the school board, members of the Howard County school community are hopeful that the new board will work well together as it shapes the county's education policy.

With the release of the 2012 High School Assessment data, Howard County students continue to out-perform their counterparts around the state.

The Howard County Board of Education held its first work session on the proposed 2013 elementary school redistricting.

The two candidates up for re-election are Janet Siddiqui, who received the most votes during April's primary, and Ellen Flynn Giles, who got the third-highest number of votes.

The Howard County Board of Education Wednesday approved an application to apply for up to $30 million in grant money, but lacks the support of the teachers' union when it comes to Race to the Top.