Frederick County school chief race and praise for leaders
The piece notes Bell's ambition to be a superintendent in a quality community and cites Lancaster and Carroll County as potential targets, with Frederick not listed. It lauds Middletown High principal Mike Riley for accepting responsibility over detention confusion after student walkouts and praises acting superintendent Alfred Thackston handling the crisis as outgoing Stuart Berger departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Frederick County
Lancaster
Carroll County
Frederick
Spicer Bell
Stuart Berger
Mike Riley
Middletown High School
Riley
Middletown High
Alfred Thackston
Thackston
Strangely silent Schaefer in Europe trip scrutiny
Maryland governor William Donald Schaefer led a large party on a European tour billed as a trade mission. The trip drew no public accounting for staff or hotel costs while the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra tour drew lavish coverage. Lt. Gov. Melvin Steinberg took charge after a procurement scandal involving Secretary William A. Fogle Jr., signaling tighter ethics in Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
William Donald Schaefer
General Assembly
Senate
House of Delegates
Schaefer
BSO
Baltimore
St. Peter's Square
Moscow
Kremlin
Sun
Melvin Steinberg
Steinberg
William A. Fogle Jr
Fogle
Balmer
Annapolis
Agnew
Savings and Loan
Fogel
State House
Europe
Spetsnaz Threats Trumpeted In NATO Backdrop
A CIA briefing cites Soviet Spetsnaz as a rising threat with 30000 troops in the USSR and Eastern Europe ready to deploy into the West. Peacetime missions include political security while wartime units target assassination sabotage and reconnaissance behind enemy lines. The report notes KGB and internal security units expanding under Gorbachev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wester Europe
America
Spetsmaz
Spetsnaz
NATO
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Europe
West
KGB
Gorbachev
Moscow
United Kingdom
North America
Third World
Ministry of Internal Affairs
KGB Department 8
CIA
Managua
Nicaragua
William Blum
Blum
Kennedy
Harold MacMillan
Sukarno
CLA
Public schools fourth annual music festival at Armory
Seven hundred children were scheduled to participate as Miss Ference Baker directed the chorus with teachers in charge of songs and dances. WPA elec tricity class from Thurmont High School organized a trip to Williamsport Potomac plant under Leslie Soverool. William Sweeney led the group with his son. other members included Elmer and Betty Smith of Woodsboro and several local residents. Frederick County teachers approved a $5,450 base salary after a closed meeting at West Frederick Junior High, with 17 steps across four levels ending at $21,850 for doctors. Karl Wonderseks of Baltimore sought to locate an unidentified Frederick nurse after receiving a voice tape from her husband in Thailand. details mention a Mindy, a trailer home, and prior Korea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Ference Baker
Works Progress Administration
Thurmont High School
Williamsport Potomac
Leslie Soverool
WPA
William Sweeney
William J Sweeney
Elmer Smith
Betty Smith
Woodsboro
Edward Smith
Samuel Stambaugh
Graceham
Emma Sweeney
Charles Martin
William Carty
Franklin Carty
Catocua Furnace
Jane Firor
Charles Moser
Thurmont
Frederick County
West Frederick Junior High School
FCTA
John Thompson
Karl Wonderseks
Baltimore
Frederick
Thailand
Mindy
Woudersack
Korea
Teachers seek 8 percent pay raise to retain staff
Readers urge county leaders to fund an eight percent raise for teachers citing rising college costs and shortages. Angled letters from students and parents argue education quality hinges on better pay, with mentions of local schools, boards, and taxpayers backing the cause.
Tuition tax credits proposed for school choice
The author argues for tuition tax credits or vouchers to foster competition in education. They critique public school monopolies, support parental choice, and note voucher use in some states for secondary schools. They warn NEA opposition can hinder reform and advocate merit-based teacher pay raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Lesson From a Student on Protest and Discipline
A Monocacy Middle School sixth grader reflects on a walkout on May 26 that led to a one day suspension. The student notes the need for lawful protest methods and urges peers to act with forethought while still supporting education funding in Frederick County.
Teachers deserve more than an 8 percent pay raise
Student comment from Gov. Thomas Johnson High School criticizes Frederick County teachers for a proposed 8 percent raise. The writer praises teachers for extra efforts, asking commissioners to approve a higher raise and recognize their hard work shaping the country’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Keyser
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick County
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Sjamsville
Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs Elementary School
Board of Education
Montgomery County
Doris A. Keeney
Yellow Springs Elementary
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Carol A. Hansborough
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Thomas Johnson
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