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Baltimore students remain in bottom third on test vs. other cities
Baltimore's scores on a rigorous national math and reading test were in the bottom third of large urban school districts across the country, though educators highlighted some progress in math and a promising trend of better-than-average results among some...Tags: Education, Literature, Media Industry, Arts and Culture, Demographics
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School board approves $275,000 salary range for superintendent
Howard County's school board agreed to a salary range of about $275,000 for a new superintendent, in addition to approving other recommendations made by a consulting agency. The board held a special meeting Wednesday night to discuss the suggested salary...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Alonso sends encouraging message to school leaders
As they prepare to welcome students back in two weeks, city schools CEO Andrés Alonso encouraged hundreds of principals Tuesday to overcome last year's across-the-board test score declines, which he said shouldn't eclipse other successes.
"This is an...Tags: Morgan State University, Education, Collective Contract, Stanford University, Northwood
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Alonso first-day school tour sets tone for year of academic focus
Breaking from the tradition of beginning the school year with the city's Blue Ribbon recipients and highest performers, Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso personally welcomed back students and staff who will take part in radical transformations at...Tags: Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Benjamin Franklin, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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School for the Arts opens year amid controversies
A rare air of controversy has marked the new school year at the Baltimore School for the Arts, with administrators disclosing this week that the school's payroll practices are being investigated.
The revelation comes as parents say they want to be...Tags: New York City, Government Debt, Layoffs and Downsizing, Baltimore School for the Arts, Arts and Culture
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Catherine E. Pugh
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve as mayor.
I hold an undergraduate degree in business administration and my MBA, both from Morgan State University.
I have served as a banker, dean of...Tags: Morgan State University, Property Tax, Labor Legislation, Real Estate Buyers, Maryland General Assembly
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More Baltimore graduates attend two-year colleges, where they are less likely to earn degree
The number of Baltimore City high school graduates enrolling in four-year colleges and universities has dropped in recent years as more head to two-year institutions where they are far less likely to graduate.
The Baltimore Education Research...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Research, Howard University, Financial Aid, Johns Hopkins University
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Educators say Obama plan relieves stress
It didn't matter whether they worked at a small city elementary school or a large, suburban middle school. Educators said Friday that President Obama's decision to lift the increasingly rigorous targets of the No Child Left Behind law would mean less...Tags: Education, Barack Obama, Elementary Schools, Lawyers, Catonsville
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State reports highest graduation rate in past 15 years
Maryland's public schools are graduating a higher percentage of students than they have in the past 15 years but they have seen a troubling increase in the number of students dropping out. School officials attributed the higher dropout rate to the poor...Tags: Social Sciences, Education, Barack Obama, Stress, High Schools
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Alonso should be shown the door
Reacting to the cheating on test scores at two Baltimore schools, city schools CEO Andres Alonso states that the system's "progress has been real" ("2011 scores will be clean, Alonso vows," June 24). I say, "real ugly." How can kids in Baltimore...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Examinations, Michael Collins
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Alonso: Too much money for too little result
Baltimore taxpayers pay Baltimore schools CEO Andres Alonso over a quarter of a million dollars a year as well as money for a car and driver ("Alonso signs on for four more years," July 1). Why can't he drive himself to work? In the new contract he can...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Examinations, Maryland
Dec 7, 2011
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