The president of the Harford County Education Association, which represents teachers in Harford County Public Schools, has issued the following call for union members to attend a presentation on the availability of county funds to be given to the Harford County Board of Education on May 21st by the union’s outside financial expert, R.J. Pellicoro. […]
Army’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, DHS and FBI Make STEM Lessons Real for Cecil County Teachers
From the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center: Subject matter experts (SME) from the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory collaborated for a teacher professional training. They immersed 17 Cecil County Public Schools (CCPS) middle school teachers in Math Forensics […]
HCPS Files Court Challenge to Labor Board Finding that School System Re-Negotiated Teachers’ Salary Increases in “Bad Faith”
From Harford County Public Schools: On Monday, April 2, 2012, the Public School Labor Relations Board (PSLRB) issued a ruling regarding the negotiations matter between the Harford County Education Association (HCEA) and the Board of Education of Harford County. The PSLRB ruling confirmed that Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) bargained in “good faith” with HCEA […]
What Are the Working Conditions in Harford County Public Schools? Teachers Do “TELL”
What do educators really think about the teaching and learning conditions in Harford County Public Schools? Gov. Martin O’Malley aimed to find out in an anonymous online survey for all Maryland educators known as the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Maryland Survey. The goal of the governor’s survey is to ensure that all educators […]
Cerveny: Labor Board Rules in Favor of Harford County Education Association, Orders Good Faith Negotiations on Teachers’ Contract for Current School Year
From Randy Cerveny, President of Harford County Education Association (HCEA): To the editor: Harford County’s students and teachers deserve better than this. The teachers of Harford County have been in negotiations with Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) since November 2010 for their contract, which began in July 2011. On April 2, 2012, the Public School […]
Ring Factory Elementary School 2012 Maryland Blue Ribbon Celebration Scheduled for Friday
From Harford County Public Schools: Ring Factory Elementary School students will celebrate their designation as a 2012 Maryland Blue Ribbon School at an assembly Friday morning in front of parents, teachers, and local dignitaries. The celebration is expected to be attended by interim State Superintendent Dr. Bernard J. Sadusky, Harford County Board of Education President […]
Cerveny: “Students’ Achievement is a Result of Effective Teaching, Not Pay for Performance”
From the Harford County Education Association: On Tuesday, March 13 Harford County Education Association (HCEA) representatives met with representatives from the Harford County Board of Education and the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). The meeting was an attempt to negotiate a memorandum of understanding that would enable Harford County to participate in a grant […]
Wright: John Archer School Staff “Have Physically Assaulted and Harmed the Children They Serve”
John Archer School parent Janice Wright delivered the following prepared remarks during the public comment period at the March 12 meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Good evening. My name is Janice Wright and I am the person who emailed each of you requesting […]
