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‘It’s thrilling’: Bowie State University reaches financial milestone to help relieve student loan debt

Some students at Bowie State University in Maryland may soon be eligible for more money and scholarships — thanks to a $50 million fundraising effort. It’s part of the BSU Bold: The Campaign for Excellence, according to the university’s website. “It’s thrilling to get to this point,” university president Aminta Breaux told WTOP.

 

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ACLU files federal complaint about 287(g) program in Frederick County

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland filed an administrative complaint Tuesday, asking the federal government to investigate whether the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office 287(g) program should continue. The complaint was submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, an ACLU press release said.

 

‘Always advertisements’: Md. sees high turnover for superintendents, but is working to grow its own

In the world of education, July isn’t just a month of squeezing in beach weeks or backyard barbecues. It’s a time of transition for school districts, when new superintendents begin the work of settling in to demanding jobs, and in Maryland, those jobs will require them to work through the implementation of a long-term school reform plan called the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

 

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Worcester School Board Extends Negotiations With Teachers Association

The Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously this week to extend negotiations with the teachers association. The school board on Tuesday agreed to extend negotiations with the Worcester County Teachers Association (WCTA) and the Worcester County Education Support Personnel Association. Though the groups had initially agreed to certain salary increases for staff, administration said the school system could not afford those increases with the maintenance of effort (MOE) level of funding Worcester County provided this year.

 

Anne Arundel superintendent recommends redistricting plan that will leave no school in the northern part of the county overcapacity

Anne Arundel Superintendent Mark Bedell is recommending that the Board of Education adopt a redistricting plan that will “put students first” and leave no school in the northern part of the county over its state-rated capacity. Bedell’s recommended redistricting plan was announced Wednesday afternoon — the same day the school board voted down a controversial proposal to ban flags that do not “promote national, state, and local government pride.”

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Montgomery County law banning guns in public assembly spaces upheld by District Court

The Montgomery County District Court announced July 6 that they rejected a challenge to Bill 21-22, a county law signed in November that prohibits carrying firearms within 100 yards of places of public assembly, including a park, church, school and public buildings, according to a press release. “It was a good day for public safety in Montgomery County,” said County Executive Marc Elrich in the release.

 

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New Anne Arundel Health Officer Tonii Gedin puts improving health equity at top of priority list

While Tonii Gedin has only officially held the role of Anne Arundel County health officer for about two weeks, she already has some lofty ambitions. Gedin took over as acting health officer in March when Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman was tapped by the state’s health department to serve as deputy secretary for public health services. She was approved to be his permanent replacement last week in a unanimous vote by the County Council.

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Maryland before time: Rare dinosaur bone bed uncovered in Prince George’s County

Long before the Chesapeake Bay or I-95 corridor etched the land that would be Maryland, an enormous carnivorous dinosaur lived and died here. About 115 million years later, staff and volunteers at Prince George’s County’s Dinosaur Park say they have unearthed a tibia, or shin bone, belonging to that apex predator of the Early Cretaceous period.

Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts approves $83,232 settlement for its former CEO

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts has agreed to pay its former executive director, Donna Drew Sawyer, an $83,232 settlement in exchange for her resignation as the leader of the city’s embattled arts council. Though Sawyer stepped down Jan. 10, four days after Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott called publicly for her ouster as CEO of the arts council known as BOPA, the settlement agreement wasn’t inked until May 11.

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Brooklyn needed help before the mass shooting. Here’s what residents say.

Perhaps the way Brooklyn came to be part of the city of Baltimore is symbolic of the way residents sometimes feel about their neighborhood today. Although there are many things they love about where they live, they say they sometimes feel shut off from the city and an afterthought to more known neighborhoods in the same district, such as Locust Point and Federal Hill, which tend to be more vocal and politically active.

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