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Baltimore City Public Schools To Provide Free Meals To Children This Summer
Baltimore City is providing free meals to children this summer as part of its 2024 Summer Food Service Program. All children ages 18 or younger can receive free meals through the program. The SFSP program will operate from June 14, 2024, until August 23, 2024. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, […] The post Baltimore City Public Schools To Provide Free Meals To Children This Summer appeared first on 92 Q.
Baltimore County school board eliminates 25 foreign language and English-learner courses
The Baltimore County school board voted unanimously to reshuffle the district’s language curriculum Tuesday night, cutting 25 classes from the course catalog that administrators say were mostly elective, mislabeled or redundant. Courses in Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, German and Hebrew, as well as English as a second language, were cut. In response to a question from board member ...
Prince George’s 8th Grader Wins National Civics Bee For The Second Time: Maryland State Finals
BOWIE, Md. — On Saturday, June 8, the Maryland Chamber Foundation hosted the 3rd annual National Civics Bee®: Maryland State Finals, sponsored by Amazon and Comcast at Bowie State University. Hosted in partnership with The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and in collaboration with...
Substitute teacher files lawsuit against MCPS for allegedly denying religious accommodation
A former Montgomery County Public Schools substitute teacher has filed a lawsuit against the district and the school board, alleging she was denied a religious accommodation that would have kept her from having to follow the district’s gender identity guidelines concerning students. The lawsuit filed by Kimberly Ann Polk...
Wootton High School student disciplined for printing racial slur 1,000 times
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Thomas Wootton High School Principal Douglas Nelson has addressed a recent racial incident involving a ninth-grade student who printed a hateful slur on a school printer. In a letter sent to the school community, Nelson said that he found out in the middle of May that two...
Congratulations to the Teachers of the Year!
The Greater Dundalk Chamber of Commerce has awarded its annual Teacher of the Year awards to exceptional teachers in the area. These teachers have gone above and beyond this year to help their students succeed. They spend countless hours inside and outside the classroom helping the school community, serving as as an inspiration to their students and their fellow educators. Congratulations to these outstanding teachers, and thanks to all teachers...
Baltimore Teachers Union calls for national search for next CEO of City Schools
The Baltimore Teachers Union is pushing for a national search to find the district's next leader. "There is a wealth of experience here, and we welcome a CEO who is ready to help us confront the challenges that we face," Baltimore Teachers Union Teacher Chapter Chair Cristina Duncan Evans told 11 News.
Baltimore City College Debaters Make History As First African American Women’s Team To Win National Championship
This Baltimore City College High School dynamic debate duo has a lot to celebrate. After competing in the National Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Tournament in Chicago during Memorial Day weekend, Nevaeh Rita Sencion and Saidah Ervin made history, and now they have the trophies to prove it. As the first team of African American women to win the policy debate tournament in the competition, the ladies feel confident that all of their hard work and dedication to the subject paid off in the end. “They announced second place first, and we heard the other team. We were both just like in...
Stevie Wonder Receives Honorary Degree From Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins grads received a big surprise from Stevie Wonder. Beloved musician Stevie Wonder received an honorary degree from Johns Hopkins University June 13, an event that turned into a concert shortly after the honorary degrees were presented,. University president Ron Daniels invited the legendary singer to the stage. “We...
Damascus High Schoolers refurbish, donate car to local family | Get Uplifted
BETHESDA, Md. — A community supporting a DMV family in need is truly getting us uplifted. Thanks to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), a family-owned company, and Damascus High School students a north Bethesda mom and her two teenage children are rolling on four wheels once again. They were gifted a refurbished 2020 Kia Soul.
Baltimore’s math scores consistently trail Maryland’s. Here’s city schools’ 5-year plan for improvement.
When Baltimore’s chief academic officer and other school officials saw the stark results of a state standardized math exam in the summer of 2022, they set a plan to overhaul how students learn math. Disruptions to in-person learning created a severe decline in math performance across the country and state. In Baltimore, just 7% of elementary and middle school students scored proficient in math ...
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