Six months into a four-year term on the Harford County Board of Education, Havre de Grace businessman and retired teacher Ronald Browning will resign from his post effective Jan. 9. Browning did not return calls seeking comment but Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for Harford County Public Schools said that Browning “expressed his regret that […]
Homework in Harford County Public Schools May Soon Be History
Back in June, the Board of Education’s Ad Hoc Reporting and Grading Committee issued a report outlining a new policy affecting students in grades 3 – 12 that would make homework worth between zero and 10% of a student’s grade. The report received little notice; perhaps it was lost in the brouhaha over school uniforms. […]
Patterson Mill Middle High School parents concerned about effects of CSSRP, rising enrollment
Sometimes you CAN judge a book by its cover, or at least a building. Parents at the new Patterson Mill Middle High School in Bel Air have plenty of concerns about the walkways, fields and facilities on school grounds. Meetings with school officials are ongoing. But now that the building has been open for a […]
Concerned Parents Expose Issues at the New Patterson Mill Middle High School
The new Patterson Mill Middle High School should be the pride of Harford County. Thanks to the decision to forward fund several schools, Patterson Mill was the first in a string of long overdue construction projects intended to launch our students into the 21st century. Patterson Mill boasts many state-of-the-art features on the inside, but […]
A Failure of Leadership: CSSRP Under Fire Yet Again
A long-awaited independent review of the high school reform plan known as CSSRP was provided to the Board of Education by Leadership Capacity, Inc. at the board’s work session Monday, April 21st in Bel Air. The board received a 300-page report reiterating many of the issues brought to the board’s attention by teachers, parents, students […]
A Survey With Sense: Harford Students and Parents Weigh-In On Constrictive School Reform
Remember that bogus survey with the $46,000 price tag, all about high school reform in Harford County? The Dagger just received another survey that’s full of questions the folks who got paid the $46,000 didn’t even think to ask. The new survey was created by a local high school teacher who wanted to know more about […]
Ekey: Elected School Board Needed To Take Away Superintendant Haas’ “Rubber-Stamp”
March 2, 2008 The Honorable Sheila Hixson and Members of the House Ways and Means Committee The State House Annapolis, Maryland Dear Delegate Hixson and Members of the Ways and Means Committee: I am writing in support of HB 779 which would provide for an elected Board of Education in Harford County. I retired from […]
