Is there a conflict of interest when a long-time friend of the superintendent of schools is appointed to the school board? The Dagger has learned that Ron Browning, a newly appointed member of the Harford County Board of Education, has been a friend of Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback since the early 1980s when […]
Wheeler Elected President, Grambo Vice President of New-Look, 9-Member Harford County Board of Education
The new-look, nine-member Harford County Board of Education unanimously elected Leonard Wheeler as its president and Rick Grambo as its vice president shortly after 7 p.m. during its Monday night meeting. There were no challengers as Grambo nominated Wheeler and Alysson Krchnavy nominated Grambo for their respective positions. Wheeler said he was “excited about the […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda July 11: Elections for President and Vice-President; First Meeting for Nine-Member Blended School Board
Elections for president and vice-president are the first order of business on the July 11 agenda for the Harford County Board of Education, which picked up two new members on Friday through appointments made by Gov. Martin O’Malley. Coming in the nick of time for the Monday meeting – the first board meeting of the […]
Good and Bad News for Harford County Public Schools in 2011 Maryland School Assessment Results
A recent press release from Harford County Public Schools gave an overview of the results from the 2011 Maryland School Assessment – tests in reading and math which are given each year to public school students in grades three through eight. Here’s a closer look at the major gains and losses among the county’s 32 […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda June 27: Board Members Wolkow, Osman and Evans Set to Depart
The members of the Harford County Board of Education will say good-bye to three of their own and work through a busy agenda at the next school board meeting planned for Monday, June 27. After nearly ten years on the school board, Mark Wolkow announced in March that he planned to depart the board as […]
Another Stab: Have Spelling Tests Gone by the Wayside in Harford County Public Schools?
We try to anticipate your questions and concerns so they are fully explained within our stories. But sometimes our published stories prompt comments that turn out to be news. That’s we offer Another Stab – a chance to get your follow-up questions answered right from the source. Have a question we forgot to ask or […]
Patterson Mill, C. Milton Wright and Bel Air High Schools among America’s Top High Schools
Dagger readers may remember a lively discussion awhile back, sparked by the news that C. Milton Wright and Fallston high schools had made Newsweek Magazine’s list of “America’s Top High Schools”. The discussion focused on Newsweek’s controversial rankings, which were based on a formula called “The Challenge Index” – determined by dividing the number of […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Middle School Math; School Board Roles; Changing of the Guard
Another in an occasional series of informal reports, analysis and opinion based on a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. When middle school students complete advanced math courses – the same courses that are offered in high school – should they get high school credit? For the Harford County Board of Education, the […]
