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Baltimore County residents want a hybrid school board
There are major problems with your editorial on the departure of Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston and the selection of the Baltimore County Board of Education ("Rethinking oversight," Oct. 16). First, it was the 12-member...Tags: Local Elections, Baltimore County, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Caroline County (Maryland), Kevin Kamenetz
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Baltimore County's $2 million blunder
We've been told over and over that the most effective way to improve the quality of public school instruction is to put a great teacher in every classroom. But apparently it isn't a very high priority for the Baltimore County School District. In fact,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Local Government, Elections, Employers, Maryland
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To build a better school board in Baltimore County
There is ample evidence that Baltimore County's school board has been failing to do its job of representing the community and holding the superintendent accountable. In just the last few years, we've had the debacle of an overheated Ridgely Middle School,...Tags: Local Elections, Corporate Crime, Local Government, Elections, Management Change
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Baltimore County schools continue to hire on business side of operations
At a time when Baltimore County schools are cutting nearly 200 teaching positions, the system has added three dozen new employees to the business side of its operations at salaries that total $1.9 million.
An analysis of data supplied by the school...Tags: Corporate Officers, Elections, Wages and Pensions, Maryland, Baltimore County
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Baltimore County Council supports partially elected school board
In an attempt to push for a more accountable school board, a majority of Baltimore County Council members say they would support a move from a fully appointed school board to a partially elected one. While the council has no direct say over whether the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Local Elections, Local Government, Elections, Maryland General Assembly
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Baltimore County leaders concerned by $5 million expenditure
Baltimore County leaders expressed concern Friday that the school system may have wasted as much as $5 million on textbooks and a curriculum that are not being widely used, calling on school officials to more closely monitor spending. "When you find...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Martin O'Malley, Bowie, Nancy Grasmick
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Baltimore County schools spent $5 million on textbooks, curriculum despite warnings
Baltimore County school leaders disregarded advice from state officials and forged ahead to overhaul the teaching of English, spending more than $5 million over the past few years to buy textbooks that mostly sit unused and to rewrite a curriculum that...
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Balto. Co. schools: How about spending $5 million on teachers, classes?
I was quoted in Liz Bowie's recent article on Baltimore County's ill-advised textbook purchase ("Millions for textbooks that went used," Nov. 11) and would like to supplement those remarks. Superintendent Joe A. Hairston ignored the advice of the...Tags: Baltimore County, Bowie
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Relay for Life brings cancer awareness message to Goucher College
Goucher College will be the staging area for the 2011 American Cancer Society Relay For Life for northern Baltimore County, Friday, June 17 into Saturday, June 18. The opening ceremony is at Friday at 7 p.m. at the Goucher track. Participants can...Tags: Restaurants, Passenger Cars, Health, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest
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Head of the Class
The Gow School announced that Daniel Scher, of Towson, has chosen to continue his education at Marshall University this fall. Gow is a boarding school for dyslexic young men in grades seven through 12. Brian Knudsen, of Towson, earned a Ph.D in public...Tags: High Schools, Health, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Washington (U.S. state)
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Hairston budget cuts: A dream dashed for Baltimore County teachers
We graduate from college, full of enthusiasm and ideas. Most of us were inspired by one or more teachers in our youth, and we want to share that enthusiasm, our love of learning or love of our subject matter. We all care about students and education and... -
Race to the Top isn't worth the $250 million
There are several issues your editorial on Race to the Top fails to address ("No time to lose," May 22). In a commentary published in the Baltimore Sun November 3, 2010, Laurie Taylor-Mitchell questions Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston's...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Maryland, Mental Health, Baltimore County
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