The Board of Education sent a letter expressing concern about a state project proposed near the county's future middle school site.
The responsibility of teaching reading strategies would fall to teachers in other content areas.
Long Reach principal David Burton and others weigh in on the challenge.
Chairwoman of the Board of Education said the correspondence is to keep Maryland Department of Transportation apprised of its plans.
Rockburn Elementary School became divided over the lack of a Halloween parade this year, said former PTA president.
Classes created Angry Birds and other characters out of pumpkins that parents could purchase.
Residents of Elkridge told school board members what they thought about a proposed middle school site.
Here's a roundup of this year's Halloween celebrations associated with the schools.
Howard County Board of Education member Brian Meshkin will moderate an education panel this weekend during a conference organized by the Maryland Conservative Action Network.
One school board member asked, "...are we rolling the dice?" because a train-truck depot may be built nearby.
Approximately 100 people packed the Howard County Library System’s Central Branch in Columbia Tuesday night for the annual A+ Plus Partners in Education Program celebration.
The Howard County Library System attributes its 20 percent increase in attendance at events in part to a program it calls the “national model for library systems and schools.”
The school has a tentative opening date of 2014, according to planners.
Elkridge is not included in the redistricting plan since it will have a new elementary school to ease overcrowding.
School administrators, experts and students said online bullying and rumors are among the most difficult types of bullying to deal with.
Long Reach High School graduate is a defensive lineman and special teams performer for the Terps.
The announcement that Rockburn would not celebrate Halloween generated friction in the community.
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In this announcement sent to parents, administrators cited an "increasing number of students who do not celebrate Halloween" and the "distraction it causes to the school day" as factors in the decision.
In the Howard County public school system, 89.5 percent of students graduate within four years.
Carrie Lynn Barbagallo's musical talents and psychology know-how have landed her in parades, classrooms of Europe.
With new state concussion law, youth sports community takes measures to protect student athletes.
The state managed to avoid the national trend slightly downward in overall scores but showed little improvement over the previous year.
The School Board opposes Vaillancourt's request to be a part of the Dyer removal hearing.
Elkridge Landing event gets rained out, afternoon buses will be delayed.
Facilities and fields closed for weekend, officials will make determination Sunday whether to shift plans for Aug. 29 opening.
"Verizon’s phone repairs are taking longer than expected," the school told parents.
Kids can learn about the first day and sit on the bus before the school year starts.
More than 50 residents showed up to make their case about the Ducketts Lane proposed school site.
The group will study the county school board in response to concerns about its lack of cultural, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic diversity.
Train-truck facility, lack of infrastructure threaten development project.
School system officials will meet with residents on Aug. 9 in Elkridge.
The Halethorpe school will open Aug. 29, serving students with alternative learning styles.
Deep Run's new principal introduced herself to parents on July 28.
School board member Allen Dyer requests a hearing with the state.
Testimony was divided on merits of Ducketts Lane.
The Board of Education will open the floor for residents Thursday night.
Residents can see how Howard County Schools are spending tax dollars.
Maria Viera's website on the Cuban Missile Crisis took sixth place in the nation and first in Maryland in the national History Day competition.
Officials are still working with the bank, but Norbel is making arrangements to divert students, said Harry Siegel, the school's lawyer.