From the Harford County Education Association: The Harford County Education Association (HCEA) is committed to advocating for education professionals and to promoting quality public schools that prepare students to succeed in a diverse, global society. For nearly twenty years, HCEA has assisted students who have committed to pursuing a career in education by awarding a […]
Bel Air High School Biomed Students Present at Congressional Reception
From Harford County Public Schools: Six representatives from the Bel Air High School (BAHS) Biomedical Sciences program – five seniors and one former student – were invited to Washington, D.C. on March 1 to present their class projects at the 2016 “I am CTE: STEM-Savvy and Career-Ready” congressional reception. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Tammy Baldwin […]
Harford County Board of Education: Office of Equity and Cultural Proficiency Shares Mission; Principals of Title I Schools Share Personal Testimony
From Harford County Public Schools: March 7, 2016 The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the A. A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Recognitions – Harford County Public Schools 2016 Teacher of the Year […]
Aberdeen High School Students Tour Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, TX with Second Lady of the United States
From Harford County Public Schools: On Tuesday, March 2, 2016, three Aberdeen High School students and one teacher met Second Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden at the White House before traveling via Presidential motorcade to Andrew’s Air Force Base where they boarded one of the highly customized Boeing 757 series aircraft used […]
Harford Students Count on Us: “Teachers Should Not be Evaluated Using Flawed Standardized Assessments”
From Harford Students Count on Us: Next year, teacher evaluations could include PARCC scores, despite overwhelming evidence that evaluation systems centered on state test scores only increase the hyper-focus on standardized testing. In 2014, MD Legislators passed a two-year moratorium on the state’s ability to mandate that PARCC scores be in teacher evaluation. It’s time […]
Harford County Public Schools Earns National Financial Reporting and Budget Recognitions
From Harford County Public Schools: Financial Reporting and Distinguished Budget Presentation awards presented to HCPS The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently announced that Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is the recipient of two national recognitions. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was received for the […]
Deer Creek Watershed Association Establishes Scholarship for Harford Community College Students
From Harford Community College: The Deer Creek Watershed Association Environmental Science Scholarship at Harford Community College was created by the association in 2015. Association board members David Boniface and Albert Isennock recently presented a check to the scholarship’s first recipient, Patrick Donnelly. The annual $1,000 scholarship will ease the financial burden for a first- or […]
“Sing Me a Dream: Music and Protest” – Free Concert is Part of Hays-Heighe House’s ‘Voices of Change’ Exhibit
From Harford Community College: “Sing Me a Dream: Music and Protest,” an original, four-movement suite for a 17-piece orchestra, will be performed Saturday, February 27, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Joppa Hall Recital Hall #1 at Harford Community College. Composed by Benny Russell, Harford Community College adjunct music faculty and a jazz […]
