By Len Chapel Special to The Dagger In early 1958, I was living in Bel Air and completing the sixth-grade, and with but a few months remaining, we moved to the upper end of Harford County where I ended up finishing the school year at Jarrettsville Elementary. While living in Bel Air, I had been […]
Harford Students Will Pay to Play in 2013-14; Board of Ed Sets Sport and Activity Fees to Raise Revenue and Save Teachers
Student participation in extra-curricular activities will soon carry a new price tag in the form of pay-to-play and student activity fees instituted Monday by the Harford County Board of Education. The $50 pay-to-play fee for each sport and $25 fee per student activity will be charged to students beginning in the 2013-14 school year. The […]
Harford County Executive Craig Announces Run for Maryland Governor
From the Craig 2014 Campaign: Havre de Grace – Harford County Executive David R. Craig announced his bid for Governor today emphasizing an inclusive message with wide appeal to Marylanders that goes beyond party affiliation. Following the morning announcement, the campaign will make stops later today in Baltimore and Hagerstown. On Tuesday, it’s on to […]
Teacher Preparedness for Common Core in Harford County Public Schools Among the Lowest Reported in State Teachers’ Union Survey
Despite millions in public funding and years of planning to implement the new Common Core State Standards, nearly two-thirds of teachers surveyed by the Maryland teachers’ union said last month that they were not ready to teach the Common Core curriculum that will be in effect statewide during the 2013-14 school year, prompting the union […]
Sen. Glassman: “Through Community Input and Service, Support of Local Agriculture and Business Along with an Efficient Local Government, We Can Move Harford County into a Leader of Counties in Maryland”
In his 20 years of service to the citizens of Harford County, life-long resident Barry Glassman spent two terms on the Harford County Council and became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 2000, serving as Chairman of the County Delegation for seven years before being chosen by the late Senator Bob Hooper […]
Barbara Canavan Named Harford County Public Schools Interim Superintendent; One-Year Term Begins July 1 When Tomback Leaves
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County named current Executive Director of Middle School Performance Barbara P. Canavan as interim superintendent of Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) today, May 13, 2013, to fill the vacancy that will be left by Dr. Robert M. Tomback at the conclusion of his four-year […]
Harford County Public Schools Employee Charged with Unnatural and Perverted Sexual Practice for Having Sex with Dog
A Harford County Public Schools employee has been charged with unnatural and perverted sexual practice for having intercourse with a dog, according to court documents. Stephanie Mikles, 45, of Jarrettsville was indicted on April 16 for having sexual intercourse with a dog at her home between August 1, 2008 and August 31, 2008, according to […]
Harford School Board Seeks Input on Superintendent Tomback’s Successor; Interim Replacement to be Named in Coming Weeks
Choosing a superintendent is arguably the single most consequential decision a school board has to make, affecting not only the school system, but the public at large. The Harford County Board of Education plans to do it twice in the next twelve months, first by naming an interim superintendent in the coming weeks to replace […]
