Baltimore City and a network of community organizations are hosting a resource fair for immigrants and refugees from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Inner Harbor Lutheran Church at 701 S. Charles St., Baltimore. In October Mayor Brandon Scott allocated $4 million in federal pandemic assistance to the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to set up a benefit navigation program in partnership with the Central American Solidarity Association of Maryland, the Southeast Community Development Corporations, Maryland Hunger Solutions, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services and Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center.
The Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education approved a $310,000 contract for the system’s new superintendent and delayed a vote on new middle school boundaries at its meeting Tuesday evening. Myriam Yarbrough, who will begin her four-year contract July 1, is the next superintendent, replacing the outgoing Darryl L. Williams. Tuesday was Williams’ last board meeting as head of the school system. He announced his departure in January.
Nearly a quarter of all Montgomery County Public School students are currently considered “chronically absent,” according to new data shared with MoCo360 this month. A comprehensive action plan to address absenteeism was mentioned publicly in March and is expected to be released before the start of next school year.
The Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) voted unanimously Tuesday to demolish the remnants of the historic Hendler Creamery following a heated debate. The creamery on East Baltimore Street in the Jonestown Historic District, east of downtown, was partially demolished and marked for redevelopment many years ago, leaving it exposed to weathering elements.
Additional state grants will provide $80 million in support for major ongoing school construction projects, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced on Tuesday. Baltimore County was awarded $80 million in one-time grant funds for school construction projects selected by the county.
Morgan State University’s marching band is headed to the White House to celebrate Juneteenth and Black Music Month. The Magnificent Marching Machine, composed of 152 students, will perform on the South Lawn on Tuesday evening for the White House’s Juneteenth Concert. The concert announcement came after President Joe Biden proclaimed June as Black Music Month in May.
After 2 1/2 years of robust price growth, home prices in the mid-Atlantic have been relatively flat for the past three months. However, homes continue to sell very fast and the lack of new listings suggests that prices in the region may have bottomed out and could be set to rebound, according to a report released Tuesday by Bright MLS, a Rockville-based multiple listing service.
The Carroll County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a measure Wednesday that would approve construction of new kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classrooms at Cranberry Station, Friendship Valley, Sandymount and Taneytown elementary schools. The school board’s monthly meeting is set to begin at 5 p.m., Wednesday, at 125 N. Court St. in Westminster.
High school students in Maryland will have a new source of financial aid after the state’s public university system approved the creation of an up-to $150 million quasi-endowment fund. The new University System of Maryland fund will be funded through contributions from member schools and the returns it generates will be used to support need-based aid that could help entice more students to pursue an education.
A newly proposed construction schedule from Frederick County Public Schools would accelerate the timeline for replacing Brunswick High School — a move residents say is long overdue. Students and parents from Brunswick have showed up en masse to school board meetings in recent months, urging officials to take action on what they argue are unacceptable conditions in the building.
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