From the office of Sen. J.B. Jennings: In-state tuition for illegal immigration is certainly not a new issue in Maryland. In 2003, the General Assembly passed a bill (HB253) that not only entitled illegal immigrants to in-state tuition rates but also expanded the scope to United States military personnel and their children. Then former Governor […]
Education Leadership Conference Outlines Focus Areas for Harford Schools: Meeting Students’ Needs, Offering Effective Programs, Accountability From Educators
Summing up the Harford Education Leadership Conference held in April, co-host Harford Business Roundtable for Education outlines what it calls “reasonable expectations” for the future of Harford County Public Schools. Among these expectations, that all students are challenged to meet their potential and that mainstream education is treated as a privilege; curricula and educational programs […]
Harford Education Leadership Conference Calls for Flexibility, Partnerships and Data-Based Decision Making in Harford County Public Schools
Reporting on a Harford Education Leadership Conference held in April, co-host Harford Business Roundtable for Education summarizes the results from stakeholder work groups below. The groups outlined issues in education that were non-negotiable and negotiable; identified challenges and priorities, and concluded with a number of specific requests. Stakeholders called for increased flexibility in school programs, […]
Harford Education Leadership Conference Calls for Communication, Cooperation and Consistency in Harford County Public Schools
Reporting on a Harford Education Leadership Conference held in April, the co-host Harford Business Roundtable for Education begins a summary of work group feedback by outlining common themes: This is the third in a series of reports on the education conference published in The Dagger. From HBRT: Work Group Summary After the presentation by our […]
Harford Business Roundtable for Education Releases 2010 Conference Report – Part I “…A Very Successful Exchange of Ideas”
From the Harford Business Round Table for Education: Our public schools are entrusted with our most precious gift. In placing with Harford County Public Schools the responsibility to educate, nurture and protect our children we also entrust them with our community’s future well being. Although the day to day leadership of our public schools is […]
Nominations Open for 2011 Parent Involvement Award
From Harford County Public Schools: The Maryland State Department of Education and Comcast launched the fourth annual Comcast Parent Involvement Matters Award (PIMA) program. This award is an annual award for parents (and others with legal responsibility for a child) whose exemplary contributions to public education have led to improvements for Maryland’s public school children, […]
Aberdeen HEAT Center to Host Higher Education Expo October 27
From the Higher Education and Conference Center: An Education Expo will be held at the Higher Education and Conference Center (HECC) at HEAT in Aberdeen on Wednesday, October 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. Visitors can explore opportunities in upper level undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level degree programs offered at the site. The Higher Education […]
State Educators Endorse Helton in District 34 Senate Race
From the Helton for Senate campaign: Maryland’s teachers and education specialists have endorsed Art Helton in his bid to become the next State Senator from Senate District 34, which includes the southern area of Harford County as well as western and Northern areas of Cecil County. The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) advised Mr. Helton […]
