Award notes excellence of program at TJ High
U S Department of Education officials announced TJ High has been recognized in the Secondary Schools Recognition Program. It is one of 169 public schools honored nationwide and third in Frederick County. The school highlights its Black Student Achievement Program and peer tutoring among other initiatives, with improved attendance and fewer suspensions following discipline reforms.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Middletown High School
Middletown Elementary
Michael Riley
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Washington Post
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Washington
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Sheriff institutes procedures for seized property control
Sheriff Harbaugh says new rules govern seized property and evidence after past lax practice. He notes procedures include accountability and that items confiscated in raids will be sold at public auction.
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Harbaugh
Bowie woman accused of hitting cyclists in two-vehicle attack
A 33-year-old Bowie woman Kathrynn A Najera is charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder and assault and battery after allegedly striking two cyclists including 10 year old Dwayne Hawkins. She faced a bail review hearing with $75000 bail.
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Bowie
Kathrynn A. Najera
Michael White
Marek
Upper Marlboro
Linton sues Linton county over alleged illegal firing
The suit alleges the county used an unconstitutional system to fire employees and claims workers must be notified and given a hearing before termination. The complaint also accuses county staff of violating state law by leaking confidential personnel data to the press and accuses Mr Keeler of malicious conduct to oust Mr Linton and ruin his reputation.
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Linton
BoE hears views on redistricting and building moratorium
School board members heard arguments for and against redrawing district lines for New Market Middle and Nearby schools. Advocates urged adopting the advisory committee plan with expanded relief, while opponents favored preserving status quo until the new Ballenger Creek school opens.
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Vonumueu
Molly Pritchett
Libertytown
New Market
Carolyn Seiver
Ms. Seiver
Marguerite Hermanson
New Market Middle School
PTA
Green Valley Community Committee
New Market Middle
Richard Harten
Green Valley
SHA clamps freeze on projects across state areas
SHA officials plan to freeze new construction and shift to statewide funding priorities. Consultants will be cut as budgets tighten and in house design continues. Emphasis shifts to maintenance while awaiting legislative funds for next year.
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SHA
Schene
Winnie Mandela Gets Six Year Term in Kidnap Case
Co-defendant Xoliswa Falati was sentenced to six years in jail four for kidnapping and two for assault with a suspended sentence denied. A third defendant, John Morgan, received a one year suspended sentence for kidnapping. The case involved abducting four young men from a Methodist Church home in Soweto in December 1988 and beating them at Mrs. Mandela's home. Nelson Mandela was in prison at the time and not in court.
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Xoliswa Falati
Ms. Falali
John Morgan
Mandela
Court of Appeals
Jan Swanepoel
South Africa
Stegmann
Stompie Seipei
Jerry Richardson
ANC
Milwaukee alderman arrested at ABC Good Morning America taping
Milwaukee police arrested Alderman Michael McGee and four others on disorderly conduct charges after rushing the stage and blowing whistles during the Good Morning America taping at an East Side park. McGee shouted as cameras rolled, though he did not appear on camera.
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Milwaukee
ABC
Michael McGee
McGee
Joseph Whiten
Mr. McGee
Maryland teachers anxiously test new state exams
Maryland elementary teachers and 109,000 third and fifth-graders begin eight days of Maryland School Performance Program tests designed to assess school by school performance. The open ended format, use of dictionaries and calculators, and strict security frustrate staff while students report the test was manageable.
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Myra Abramovitz
Montgomery County
Highland View
California
Baltimore
Benny Wolford
Brandywine
Prince George’s County
Chris Trattner
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