Glen Burnie High School art teacher Allison Butler, the nationwide winner of ING’s Unsung Heroes Award earlier this year, will tell her story to a national audience later this month when she is a featured speaker at the ING 2014 Adviser Insight Conference. The conference will be held January 29 … Continue reading
As schools near the end of the first semester, parents and children who have questions about educational issues can get answers directly from the Board of Education. Board Vice President Debbie Ritchie and Board Member Andrew Pruski will be at the Maryland City Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on … Continue reading
Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins today apologized for the decision Friday morning that resulted in thousands of students and school system employees braving dangerous conditions to get to school on time. In a letter emailed to parents today and posted on the school system’s website and Facebook and Twitter pages, Perkins … Continue reading
Former Anne Arundel County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Kevin Maxwell today was named one of four finalists for the 2014 National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Dr. Maxwell served as AACPS superintendent from 2006 until July 2013, when he left to become Chief … Continue reading
More Anne Arundel County Public Schools students than ever before – 2,229 – submitted applications for seats in magnet programs for the coming school year, an indication that interest in programs of choice across the school system continues to rise sharply. The record number of students submitted a total of … Continue reading
Nationally recognized art educator Michael Bell sums up Southern High School senior Zoe Kasprzyk in two words: “quiet leader.” So it should come as no surprise that Zoe said she was speechless to hear of her latest honor: She is the sole recipient of the National Art Education Association’s 2014 … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear an update from the firm hired to lead the search for Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ next superintendent at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2014. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Parham … Continue reading
Woodside Elementary School science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher Kris Hanks is among 102 educators from across the nation to be named a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. In addition to being personally honored by President Barack Obama later this year at … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hold two public hearings next week on Interim Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins’ recommended $1.04 billion operating budget and $192.1 million capital budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The hearings will be held at 7 p.m. on the following dates: ● Tuesday, January … Continue reading