Parents and children who have questions about educational issues can get answers directly from the Board of Education at an event this week. Board Vice President Debbie Ritchie and Board Member Andrew Pruski will be at the Edgewater Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, to talk … Continue reading
The Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance has named Seven Oaks Elementary School Principal John Ceschini as one of four winners of the 2014 Alvin and Louise Myerberg Arts Leadership Award. The award is given annually to principals who support and encourage arts in education and/or arts integration and … Continue reading
Solley Elementary School fourth-grade student Daniel Shevchenko today was announced as the winner of the national P.S. from Aéropostale T-shirt design contest. Daniel is one of five grand prize winners of the “P.S. What Makes You Smile” contest, and kid retailer P.S. from Aéropostale is celebrating by awarding Daniel a … Continue reading
Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School freshman David Kravets claimed the grand award Thursday night at the 47th annual Anne Arundel County Regional Science and Engineering Fair. David’s project, “Secure Data Encryption Algorithm,” focuses on encoding data that is sent through the Internet to ensure it is protected. As part … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will discuss feasibility studies and decide on the next course of action for three school construction projects at its next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Parham … Continue reading
The Board of Education has narrowed the list of candidates to be Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ next superintendent to seven, and announced the formation of a 20-member panel of county residents that will interview finalists for the position once they are chosen. From the 55 applications received for the … Continue reading
Three 11th-grade students remain in the running to be named the 2014-2015 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education after a panel whittled the list from seven who submitted applications for the post. The finalists are: Ayesha Chaudhry, South River High School Camilla Shanley, North County High … Continue reading
Forty-one middle and high school students from across the county have been recognized as being among the best in Maryland by earning All-State status from the Maryland Music Educators Association. The students were among more than 6,000 who auditioned for Junior Band, Senior Band, Junior Orchestra, Senior Orchestra, Jazz Band, … Continue reading
More than 300 secondary students from public and private schools will share their research in the disciplines of science, math, and engineering, at the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Regional Science and Engineering Fair at North County High School on March 8, 2014. At stake are hundreds of awards and … Continue reading
Every class of seniors graduating from Anne Arundel County Public Schools adds more than $1.8 billion in value to the local economy, a study unveiled to the Board of Education today shows. The study, done by the Business Economic and Community Outreach Network (BEACON) at Salisbury University, examined four factors: … Continue reading