Compared to five years ago, the number of Harford County public high school students who took at least one Advanced Placement exam shot up by 377 students in 2011 to a total of 1,525 students, an increase of nearly 33%. The increase over the five-year span came as the population of potential AP test-takers, students […]
Morgan State and Harford Community College Sign Memorandum of Understanding; “Seamless Transfer” for HCC Engineering Program Graduates
From Harford Community College: Representatives from Harford Community College (HCC) and Morgan State University (MSU) participated in a signing ceremony at Harford Community College on October 4. Dr. Dennis Golladay, President, Harford Community College, and Dr. David Wilson, President, Morgan State University signed a Memorandum of Understanding to recognize the partnership between the two institutions. […]
Signing Ceremony Held to Recognize University of Maryland University College as New Higher Education Partner at HEAT Center
From Harford Community College: Representatives from Harford Community College (HCC) and University of Maryland University College (UMUC) participated in a signing ceremony at the Higher Education Center @ HEAT in Aberdeen on July 14 to recognize UMUC joining six other institutions as a HECC higher education partner. In attendance at the ceremony from UMUC were […]
UPDATED: Harford County Public Schools to Implement College Readiness Program at Aberdeen and Havre de Grace Middle Schools in Next School Year
UPDATED: In response to questions raised by Dagger readers, HCPS has clarified that the AVID program is being funded by a Department of Defense Education Activity grant. From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is excited to announce it will implement AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, at Aberdeen and Havre de Grace […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda April 26: $18 Million in Capital Project Tranfers; Mandated Cafeteria Price Increases
Among the items on a packed agenda for the Harford County Board of Education Tuesday: approval of $18 million in transfers between capital projects; mandated increases to cafeteria prices for next year; awarding elective high school credit to middle school math students; and a proposal to partner with the College Board on a college readiness […]
Another Stab: Understanding How Harford County Students Fared on Advanced Placement Tests
We try to anticipate your questions and concerns and build them into our interviews so they are fully explained within our stories. But sometimes your minds work in ways ours don’t, and good questions go unasked and unanswered. That’s we offer Another Stab – a chance to get your follow-up questions answered right from the […]
Get Plugged In To Your Future: College and Career Expo February 26 at Edgewood High School
From Harford County government: On Saturday, February 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Greater Edgewood Education Foundation, in partnership with Harford County Schools, is hosting an open house College and Career Expo for students in grades 8 through 12, parents and guardians. The Expo will be held at Edgewood High School, 2415 Willoughby […]
17% of Harford County Public School Seniors Passed At Least One Advanced Placement Exam in 2010
Maryland has ranked number one for the third year in a row in a measure of high school graduates passing Advanced Placement exams, with 26.4 % of the class of 2010 passing at least one AP exam while in high school. In Harford County, the average was 17%, according to data released by Harford County […]