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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: Education, High Schools, Washington County (Maryland), Curricula, Examinations
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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: Education, Curricula, Washington County (Maryland), Social Sciences, Teachers
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Mail Call - Aug. 18
“I see old John Boehner did it again. He’s getting rid of an institution down in Congress, the page program. Said he’s going to save $5 million a year — a whole $5 million. Wow, John, you’re supposed to save jobs, not...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Politics, Science and Technology
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Residents happy that Irene's wrath missed Tri-State area
julieg@herald-mail.com and davem@herald-mail.comTri-State-area residents ventured out Sunday after the remnants of Hurricane Irene passed and reported that it had been “pretty clear sailing” despite some problems like power outages. And although 1.29 inches of rain was dumped in...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Annapolis, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Ocean City
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Church plans yard sale Saturday
Covenant Presbyterian Church will hold a yard sale Saturday at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the sale will benefit area mission projects. A large number of items will be for sale, including baked goods. The sale will be held indoors. The church is off...Tags: Education, Golf, Black Rock Golf Corporation, Ice Hockey
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Hagerstown makes list of smoggiest communities in America
dona@herald-mail.comThe Hagerstown area ranks among the smoggiest communities of its size in the country, according to a report based on Environmental Protection Administration data released this week by the advocacy group Environment Maryland. Hagerstown ranked 11th on the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. House of Representatives, Regional Authority, Washington, DC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Letters to the Editor - Sept. 29
Loss of tenant will hurt Girls Inc. To the editor: Under the direction of the county, Girls Inc. and the Commission on Aging (COA) entered into a partnership in August 2008 with the understanding we would house a temporary senior center until a...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, United Way , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Fire and rescue association might lower requirements for physicals
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association has had to pay $95,000 extra for medical checkups for volunteer fire and rescue personnel thus far this year, a county official said. To save money, leaders of the association want to change the...Tags: Insurance, Employees, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education; and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Regional Authority, Washington County (Maryland), Emergency Planning, Contracts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Students fail to meet Maryland proficiency standards, but improvement still being made
julieg@herald-mail.comWhen the 2010-11 school year began at Western Heights Middle School, many students were years behind their grade level in reading, including five seventh- and eighth-graders who couldn't read sentences, said Stephen Tarason, who was the school's principal...Tags: Education, PTA, Charter Schools, Sports, Teaching and Learning
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Some schools missed Adequate Yearly Progress by a handful of students
julieg@herald-mail.comAlthough 17 Washington County elementary and middle schools failed to meet state proficiency standards in at least one area in the past school year, Assistant Superintendent Donna Hanlin said individual students and groups or grades of students made...Tags: Education, Washington County (Maryland), Examinations, Academic Progress, Arne Duncan
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Where they failed
Results of the 2011 Maryland School Assessment tests for grades 3 to 8 were released Wednesday. This included math and reading results for 32 elementary and middle schools in Washington County Public Schools. Results for Hancock Middle-Senior High School...Tags: Students, Education, Minority Groups, Washington County (Maryland), Greenbrier
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