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Walls will be going up this summer and that's good news for faculty and parents at Halethorpe Elementary School. The construction means the end of six open-concept classrooms at the school on Maple Avenue.

Towson-area legislators will be tackling issues both fresh and familiar during the 2013 legislative session, which begins on Wednesday, Jan. 9 in Annapolis.

Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Monday that his administration proposes to spend $336 million on school construction aid next year, including $25 million to add air conditioning to older schools.

Charm City celebrities, no matter where they were, woke early to send seasons Tweetings

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Police Chief Jim Johnson today called on state and federal lawmakers to strengthen laws on background checks for gun buyers and to stop the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the wake of the Connecticut school mass shooting that left 28 dead.

The public is invited to submit online comments regarding the draft of Baltimore County Public Schools' new five-year strategic plan, dubbed by Superintendent S. Dallas Dance as "Blueprint 2.0."

Timonium residents Dick Dods and Tom McPoyle invite the community to attend their chorus' annual show, "Pride in America," being held in the Kraushaar Auditorium on the campus of Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, on Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Baltimore County Public Schools officials said during a budget briefing Tuesday at the county Board of Education meeting that school funding from the county government would not exceed at maintenance of effort levels for the fourth straight year for the fiscal year 2014 budget.

Member of school's first state champion It's Academic team last year

Perry Hall: Neighborhood columnist Shelly Silwick writes of local happenings

Baltimore County Public Schools' Superintendent S. Dallas Dance will be the featured guest of a Newsmaker Forum sponsored by the Baltimore Sun on Thursday, Sept. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the new George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, 938 York Road, Towson, MD. 21204

The Sun's next Newsmaker Forum, to be held on Thursday, Sept. 13, will feature new Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance.

Perry Hall High School shooting today prompts county, school officials to reinforce need for vigilance when it comes to safety of students and staff. Shooting which occurred in the cafeteria at lunchtime left one student critically wounded. Male student has been apprehended by police.

The George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, in Towson, has always had a good reputation for ...

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance will start the new school year bright and early in Towson, gathering at the new George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology at 7:15 a.m. to greet students.

Drawing on the last heartfelt drumrolls of the Perry Hall High School marching band, Baltimore County schools superintendent S. Dallas Dance greeted 700 applauding administrators to deliver his inaugural back-to-school address, sending a message he said he hoped would equally resonate for the next 10 months.

Baltimore County Public Schools saw gains in student performance on state elementary reading and maths scores this year, but also saw a slight decline in middle school reading scores, according to the 2012 Maryland State Assessment scores released Tuesday, July 10.

Baltimore County school board still hasn't explained why it chose such an inexperienced superintendent

The president of the Baltimore County school board defends the selection process for new superintendent S. Dallas Dance.

Dallas Dance, the new Baltimore County superintendent, is poised, open and thoughtful; he was no safe pick, but he could become a star.

Baltimore County got the worst of all possible worlds with the hiring of an inexperienced schools superintendent and the state legislature's failure to allow school board elections

The Baltimore County school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve S. Dallas Dance, a Houston school administrator, to be the next superintendent of its 105,000-student system.

While the school system welcomes the school board's choice for a new leader beginning this summer, another opportunity for change was lost when the General Assembly failed to approve a school board model that would have included both elected and appointed members.