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Harford Students Count on Us: “Teachers Should Not be Evaluated Using Flawed Standardized Assessments”

March 1, 2016 By Dagger News Service

From Harford Students Count on Us: Next year, teacher evaluations could include PARCC scores, despite overwhelming evidence that evaluation systems centered on state test scores only increase the hyper-focus on standardized testing. In 2014, MD Legislators passed a two-year moratorium on the state’s ability to mandate that PARCC scores be in teacher evaluation. It’s time […]

Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Board Member Smilko Says Goodbye, New Administrator Lawrence Says Hello

August 12, 2010 By Cindy Mumby

Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Board Member Smilko Says Goodbye, New Administrator Lawrence Says Hello

An occasional series of informal reports and observations from meetings of the Harford County Board of Education. The last school board meeting of the summer of 2010 was about as quiet as you would expect for a Monday evening in August (August 9th to be exact). But there were some notable moments nonetheless: hopeful signs […]

Passaro/Whitley: “The Taxpayers Of Harford County Are Paying About $75 Million More Than They Should”

June 13, 2010 By A Dagger Reader

The following letter was released by Tony Passaro of the Bel Air TEA Party Patriots and Roy Whitley of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: As of November, 2009, the writers were privileged to serve on the “Harford County Financial Plan Advisory Committee” appointed by County Executive David R. Craig. This 23 person committee was ably […]

Tax Assessments, Driver’s Licenses, Ag Centers, HAZMAT Benefits; Focus of Latest Legislative Wave

January 26, 2010 By Brian Goodman

The entirety of Harford County’s delegation to the Maryland General Assembly has signed on to co-sponsor a bill aimed at reviewing state property tax assessment procedures, the assessment appeals process, and producing a report on those findings by 2011. House Bill 204, which is sponsored by Del. Wayne Norman and co-sponsored by the remainder of […]

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