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Maryland receives No Child Left Behind waiver
Maryland was one of eight states granted a waiver Tuesday from some of the strictest requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which will allow the state to set more reasonable goals for student achievement levels and adopt reforms to close...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Annapolis, Maryland General Assembly, Human Interest
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City principals union head protests demotions
The president of the Baltimore principals union has vowed to protest recent actions he called "vindictive" and "capricious" after city schools CEO Andres Alonso demoted 15 principals whose schools had low scores on state tests. In a memo obtained by... -
City schools' operations workers sign on to pay-for-performance contract
Starting this school year, everyone from cafeteria workers to custodial staff will be evaluated and paid based on their performance, under what union and city school officials call a first-of-its-kind contract for operations staff in the country. After...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Academic Progress, Employees, AFSCME
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City educators question school system's heat dismissal policy
As the heat index crept toward the 90-degree mark Tuesday morning, Baltimore city social studies teacher Ejaz Baluch watched his students at ConneXions School for the Arts begin to fade. By 11 a.m., when the heat index had risen to 93 degrees, the school...
Tags: Weather Reports, Inner Harbor, Teaching and Learning, Weather, Education
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, a chance of rain and thunderstorms, and a high temperature near 83 degrees. Friday night is expected to be rainy, with a low temperature around 65 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic map for this...Tags: New York City, Harborplace, Electronics, Science and Technology, Martin O'Malley
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Principals Union: Hold Alonso, school board accountable
The city's principal's union released an extensive statement calling on city schools CEO Andres Alonso and the city school board to uphold the hearing officers' opinions to reinstate two city administrators, Angela Faltz and Marcy Isaac, who were found to... -
Bottle tax hike could move forward Monday
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposed increase to the city's tax on bottle beverages is expected to move forward Monday after being corked up for months by a City Council committee. Council members, led by Council Vice President Edward Reisinger,...Tags: Politics, Bernard C. Young, Edward L. Reisinger III, Food Industry, American Civil Liberties Union
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Baltimore schools chief notes areas for improvement
Baltimore's school system has been in transition over the past five years, and the next five will see more "stops, starts and uncertainties," with a newfound focus on the classroom, schools CEO Andrés Alonso told principals Tuesday. Against the...
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Absent, suspended city students falling further behind on MSAs
For the third year in a row, Baltimore's scores on state tests show a double-digit achievement gap between chronically absent students and their peers who attend school regularly, and the system's recent spike in suspensions has created a similar...Tags: Symptoms, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Students, Asthma
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Two city principals suspected of testing improprieties recommended for reinstatement
![Citing "crude" and "incompetent" investigations into test-tampering allegations at a Baltimore elementary school, hearing officers have recommended the reinstatement of two administrators city schools CEO Andrés Alonso attempted to dismiss amid suspicions of cheating.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-05/70236277-31183321.jpg "Citing "crude\" and \"incompetent\" investigations into test-tampering allegations at a Baltimore elementary school, hearing officers have recommended the reinstatement of two administrators city schools CEO Andrés Alonso attempted to dismiss amid suspicions of cheating.")
Citing "crude" and "incompetent" investigations into test-tampering allegations at a Baltimore elementary school, hearing officers have recommended the reinstatement of two administrators city schools CEO Andrés Alonso attempted to dismiss amid suspicions...Tags: Witnesses, Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Police Investigations
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City school board approves two new charters
The Baltimore school board approved applications this week to open the Creative City Public Charter School, an arts integration elementary school, and the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, a college preparatory program that starts in fourth grade....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students, University of Baltimore
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Roundup of MSA results
Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County students in every elementary grade posted marks of at least 90 percent in math and reading on the Maryland School Assessments, according to results released Tuesday. School officials lauded the districts' gains in...Tags: Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Students, Renee Foose
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