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Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss speaks to students in Jefferson Co., W.Va. about learning civics
richardb@herald-mail.comIn something of a reprise of his popular film, "Mr. Holland's Opus," Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss sat in high school auditoriums Friday and lectured seniors on the subject of civics and the need to learn it. "Only about 4 percent of the students...Tags: Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Arts and Culture, Richard Dreyfuss, Netherlands
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BOE vice president: High School Assessment tests are an 'incredible waste of resources'
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County School Board Vice President W. Edward Forrest said the state's High School Assessment tests are an "incredible waste of resources." Forrest's comments came Tuesday after school system officials presented data from last year's assessment...Tags: George W. Bush, Examinations, Minority Groups, Teaching and Learning, High Schools
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Comparing a school's average SAT scores from year to year is tricky
julieg@herald-mail.comSchool-by-school average SAT scores from the last school year show some Washington County public schools experienced substantial increases while others had substantial decreases. “Every group of kids is different,” so it’s difficult...Tags: Examinations, Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education
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Curriculum changes coming to Washington Co. schools
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools students can expect to do more writing and more real-world math problems this school year as teachers begin to phase in some practices emphasized in a new national curriculum that will replace the current one in two years....Tags: Examinations, Maryland, Teaching and Learning, Social Sciences, Elections
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National efforts under way to raise bar for science, social studies curriculums
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Common Core standards, the basis for a new curriculum to be implemented in Washington County Public Schools in two years, focus on math and English-language arts. The English-language arts portion of Common Core also addresses literacy in history and...Tags: Social Sciences, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings of the Washington County Board of Education and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS • No meeting Tuesday, Aug. 16 WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Board Auditorium 820 Commonwealth Ave.,...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Employees, Employment Opportunities, Human Interest
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School Calendar - Oct. 24
Here are some of the things happening this week in Washington County Public Schools: Today Barbara Ingram School for the Arts — Theater showcase, 6:30 p.m. Boonsboro Elementary — Vision screenings for kindergarten, and grades one, three and...Tags: Arts, Teaching and Learning, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Summit participants discuss how to promote literary arts
davem@herald-mail.comFor a stretch of Maryland from Bethesda to Frostburg, there is no center to celebrate the literary arts, according to Scot Slaby, the new lead literary arts teacher at The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts. Slaby said he sees no reason why such a center...Tags: Arts, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Maryland, Arts and Culture
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How to contact Washington County school system officials
Clayton Wilcox, superintendent For questions regarding school system policies, academics, procedures or programs. Phone number: 301-766-2816 Email: wilcocla@wcboe.k12.md.us Donna Newcomer, director of human resources and professional learning For...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Education, Chicago Jobs, Employment Opportunities
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Two more candidates join race for W.Va. governor
An independent and a Morgantown, W.Va., man who believes the white race is superior have become candidates in West Virginia's special election for governor, gathering enough voter signatures to obtain spots on the Oct. 4 ballot. The Secretary of State'...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, West Virginia, United States Census Bureau, Government
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Rod Martin is entering a new frontier
marieg@herald-mail.comGazing up into a night sky, it's easy to get swept off into the heavens. Thousands of stars appear, like diamonds on velvet, with more graduations of intensity than the naked eye can perceive. Rod Martin was no more than 5 years old when he peered...Tags: University of Cambridge, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Washington County, University of Virginia
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Hispanic population rises in Washington County
julieg@herald-mail.comWhen Diana Reyes was attending North Hagerstown and Williamsport high schools during the late 1990s, there were not many other Hispanic students to be found. In the late 2000s, when her twin brothers attended Williamsport High and then entered Hagerstown...Tags: Maryland, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Culture, Demographics
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