From Harford County Public Schools: The company and Harford County Public Schools also team up to create and release a video sharing information on how the school district was able to save energy and money in each of its schools and encourage schools across central Maryland to explore their energy savings options Baltimore Gas and […]
Harford County Board of Education District E Candidates Introduce, Differentiate Themselves
The next installment of The Dagger’s Q & A with candidates for the Harford County Board of Education features the candidates in District E, which includes Aberdeen, Churchville and Fountain Green. Among the four candidates who filed to run in District E, Stephen Macko has since told The Dagger that he is no longer running. […]
Burbey: “On April 8th, HCEA will Host The Harford County March for Public Education to Call Attention to the Crisis Facing Our Schools”
From Harford County Education Association (HCEA) President Ryan Burbey: Despite considerable gains in wealth and economic growth over the years, Harford County Government has repeatedly failed to adequately fund its schools. From 2002 through 2005, HCPS was the lowest funded school system in the state of Maryland based on per pupil expenditure. During this time, […]
Harford County Board of Education District F Candidates Weigh In on Issues, Personal Experience, Board Decisions
With school board elections on the horizon, The Dagger invited all Harford County school board candidates to answer the same three questions designed to help voters in each council district evaluate their choices. Candidates were told that once responses were received from all participants they would be published by district, with answers unabridged to let […]
Harford County Students Honored as Maryland Masters Award Recipients; Award Presentations to Recognize 3 Talented Art Students
From the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland: Comptroller Peter Franchot will present Maryland Masters Awards to three Harford County students on the morning of Monday, March 31: Jasanveer Aulakh, a fourth grader at Emmorton Elementary School, who created a mixed-media composition using collage techniques in the style of Charley Harper; Alexus Walz, an eighth […]
Edgewood Elementary’s Lawrence Jehnert Named Harford County Public Schools 2014-15 Teacher of the Year
From Harford County Public Schools: Lawrence M. Jehnert, third grade teacher at Edgewood Elementary School and 12-year educator with Harford County Public Schools (HCPS), was named the 2014-15 HCPS Teacher of the Year during a surprise announcement at the 20th Annual Harford County Teacher of the Year Banquet. The dinner banquet for 150 guests, provided […]
Harford County Public Schools to Request Maximum 5-Day Waiver for Snow Days
Harford County Public Schools will request a five-day waiver from the state’s 180-instructional day requirement, creating the potential for summer vacation to begin a day earlier than currently planned in June, a spokesperson for HCPS said Wednesday. The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to let local school systems apply for a waiver of […]
Allegations Arise of Student Bullying and Abuse in Harford County Public Schools
Allegations that children are being bullied and abused in Harford County Public Schools have come from public speakers at two recent school board meetings, representing what they say is a group of parents systemwide who either witnessed, or were told by others, about abuse by students and staff. Superintendent Barbara Canavan said Tuesday that anyone […]
