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If snack and soda sales are OK in schools, why not cigarettes? [Letter]
As a parent of a ninth-grader at Glenelg High School, I am saddened and flabbergasted that the PTA is taking such a hard-line stance against student health and, indirectly, academic performance. I was equally shocked by the soda and candy machines moved...Tags: Health and Safety at School
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Choi and O'Farrell in contentious battle for council seat
Mitch O'Farrell is probably the only candidate running for Los Angeles City Council who can do a backward handspring, no problem. Before taking a job a decade ago as a field deputy in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti, O'Farrell, 52, spent years as a...
Tags: Port of Los Angeles, Elections, Political Fundraising, Local Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Get your brain in gear at the HoCo STEM Festival
Calling all kids interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related activities? The first annual HoCo STEM Festival is June 9, 1 to 4 p.m., at Howard Community College. This free community event is the brainchild of the Committee to...Tags: Standards, Arts and Culture, Biology, Science, Education
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Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director
Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...
Tags: Roland Park, Public Schools, Education, Finance, Teachers
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Washington County Public Schools calendar; May 13-18
Monday, May 13 Barbara Ingram School for the Arts — Dance recital at The Maryland Theatre, 7:30 p.m.; Parent Guild meeting; vocal concert rehearsal, 4:30 p.m. Boonsboro Elementary — MSO Brass Quintet performance, 9 a.m. Boonsboro...Tags: Schools, Arts and Culture, Christianity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Preschools
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Rick Outzen: "Parent trigger" rightfully shot down
The Florida Senate proved its value on Tuesday by not approving SB 0862, the Parent Empowerment in Education Act — better known as the "Parent Trigger" bill. The tie vote — 20-20, the same tally as last year – effectively killed the...Tags: Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, Jeb Bush, Jack Latvala, Lobbying, Charlie Dean
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Weston school PTA shut down after audit
A Weston parent group was shut down Friday after a district audit found some of its volunteer members paid themselves a total of $9,000 last year. The Parent-Teacher Association at Manatee Bay Elementary was ordered to cease all operations immediately...Tags: Manatee Bay Elementary School, Weston (Broward, Florida), Broward County
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READER SUBMITTED: Buckley Teachers Are Appreciated
ManchesterTeachers at Buckley School in Manchester arrived May 6 to find a beautiful mural on the staff room wall made from the handprints of all the Buckley Bobcats. Teachers also received a heartfelt letter of thanks from Mr. Daly, the principal. The Buckley...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals
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History Matters
100 Years Ago Society on the move From the Times social columns: "Mr. and Mrs. William S. Powell will reside at 'Wisteria Hill' near Waterloo in the summer months coming. "Mr. and Mrs. John Warfield have moved to their country home, near Lisbon, for...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Ellicott City, Lisbon (Portugal), Lobbying
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Audit: Weston teachers double-dipped, PTA paid selves to volunteer
WESTON — About a dozen teachers at Manatee Bay Elementary School were paid by a parent group for extracurricular work performed last fall while they were supposed to be on the job, according to a preliminary audit. The Parent Teacher Association,...
Tags: Karate, Accounting and Auditing, Manatee Bay Elementary School, Photography Supplies and Services, Teaching and Learning
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Jeanette M. Smith, housekeeper
Jeanette M. Smith, a retired housekeeper who was active in Republican politics, died May 2 at FutureCare Old Court senior living facility in Randallstown. She was 94. "We are waiting for the results of an autopsy for the cause of death," said a grandson,...
Tags: Anglicanism, Christianity, Religion and Belief, American Legion, Catonsville
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West Howard
Bird-banding demonstration The Audubon Society of Central Maryland will give a demonstration of bird banding from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary, 13030 Old Annapolis Road in Mount Airy. Birds will be captured,...Tags: Yoga, Mount Airy, Aerobics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Howard County
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