Elections for president and vice-president are the first order of business on the July 11 agenda for the Harford County Board of Education, which picked up two new members on Friday through appointments made by Gov. Martin O’Malley. Coming in the nick of time for the Monday meeting – the first board meeting of the […]
“We Have Definitely Helped Out Children” – Drama Therapy Debate Continues In Havre de Grace
In public comments at a school board meeting Monday, several Havre de Grace parents spoke about Drama Therapy. Support for the students was nearly a universal theme, most parents called for better oversight and no one said the program should be abolished, but opinions varied widely on just about everything else. Parent Tom Barnes said […]
UPDATED: Havre de Grace Parents Left Out Of Student Participation In Drama Therapy
Havre de Grace High School has a program called Drama Therapy that was developed with good intentions and is promoted by Harford County Public Schools. So why are parents having such a hard time getting access to the content? Drama Therapy takes the form of short plays addressing serious issues like incest, teen suicide, sexual […]
Sleight Of Hand And Misdirection In Measuring Advanced Placement Exam Performance
Executive Director of Secondary Education David A. Volrath gave an update on high school reform at a recent Board of Education meeting and it was a whopper in more ways than one. The sixty-page, chart-laden report was handed to the Board just prior to the meeting rather than the Friday before as is standard practice. […]
Fuzzy Math From Board of Education On Its “No Pass, No Play” Eligibility Policy
No Pass, No Play. That’s the idea behind a Harford County Board of Education policy directed at the high school students who are failing one or more classes. At some schools, they make up more than half the population; on average, it’s closer to 37%. Officially known as the Eligibility Policy, the idea was to […]
