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Advocates, experts call for more attention to bullying of special needs-students
Special-education advocates are calling for the state to do more to address the bullying of disabled students, saying that a recent lawsuit against the city school system highlights the long-lasting harm that harassment can do to such children. Experts...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Health and Safety at School, Health, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning
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Mayor questions Alonso's school-construction plan
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake expressed concerns about her schools chief's proposal to borrow $1.2 billion to fix Baltimore's crumbling school buildings, touting her own more modest plan as realistic in her State of the City address Monday.
The mayor...Tags: Construction, American Civil Liberties Union, Federal Hill, Health, Finance
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Juvenile violence in Baltimore continues to decline
Violence against juveniles has declined significantly in Baltimore in recent years as juvenile arrests have dropped and student graduations increased — a trend that the city schools chief said stills lags behind perceptions of the city's youths....Tags: Police Arrests, Labor Legislation, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, United States Census Bureau, The New York Times
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Localities, schools, colleges face uncertain budget picture
Local government and university leaders are struggling to craft spending plans amid uncertainty over the state budget — and how a package of threatened cuts might affect schools, roads, public safety and other basic services. Officials throughout...Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Budgets and Budgeting, Morgan State University, Executive Branch, Bowie
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City schools crackdown on teacher leave causing friction in district
Since our story last week on the $65 million in unused sick/vacation/personal leave the Baltimore City school system has paid out in the past five years, I've been receiving feedback from several city teachers who said that there is a new order in town...Tags: Teachers, Corporate Officers, Collective Contract, Breach of Contract, Teaching and Learning
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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: Teachers, Science and Technology, Separation of Church and State, Witnesses, Teaching and Learning
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City experiences setback on MSAs
While students around the state showed progress on the Maryland School Assessment, Baltimore City not only experienced a setback this year with declines in math and reading, but several dozen of the district's schools were among those that performed the...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Sports, Students, Human Interest, Examinations
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Critics seek more oversight of renovations at school district headquarters
Outraged education, community and political leaders have called for increased oversight of spending in the Baltimore City school system, amid revelations that about $500,000 was spent to upgrade offices at the district headquarters while city and state...Tags: Teachers, Technology, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Houston administrator to be Baltimore Co. superintendent
S. Dallas Dance, chief middle schools officer in the Houston school district, has been chosen as the next superintendent in Baltimore County. Dance, 30, had only two years of teaching experience in public schools, and therefore needed and received a...
Tags: Teachers, Kevin Kamenetz, Joe A. Hairston, Virginia Union University, Elections
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City schools pass 2013 budget
The Baltimore City school board voted Tuesday to pass the district's proposed $1.31 billion budget, which includes a decrease in the per-pupil funding for charter schools.
As the amount spent on students in traditional schools increases, the system's...Tags: Collective Contract, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Baltimore City schools hit 100 percent in recycling initiative
All Baltimore schools are now recycling, officials announced Thursday, an initiative that generated 27 tons of recycled material in its first month. Until the systemwide effort began in February, 72 schools out of Baltimore's 205 had separated paper,...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Education, Teaching and Learning
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What now? Legislative leaders decry budget cuts, say special session is needed
![Democratic lawmakers limped out of Annapolis Tuesday having enacted a "doomsday" budget that slashes spending for education and other services they do not want to cut — and with no clear plan on how to fix a political mess of their own making.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69307767-10101150.jpg "Democratic lawmakers limped out of Annapolis Tuesday having enacted a "doomsday\" budget that slashes spending for education and other services they do not want to cut — and with no clear plan on how to fix a political mess of their own making.")
Democratic lawmakers limped out of Annapolis Tuesday having enacted a "doomsday" budget that slashes spending for education and other services they do not want to cut — and with no clear plan on how to fix a political mess of their own making....Tags: Regional Authority, Health Insurance Cost, Michael E. Busch, Executive Branch, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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