Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sen. Ed Kasemeyer casts deciding vote against after supporting the bill last year.
UPDATED (1:00 p.m.)—A bill that would have created a partially-elected school board in Baltimore County was voted down by members of the county's Senate Delegation. The eight senators from the county voted 4-4 to approve the bill, one vote short of what was needed for approval. The deciding vote was Sen. Ed Kasemeyer, a Democrat who represents Catonsville and part of Howard County, who voted in favor of the bill last year. Howard County has an elected school board. Kasemeyer's dissenting vote came after he voted for amendments to change the bill to a seven elected, four appointed member board and a second amendment that staggered the elections of the seven board members. The vote disappointed supporters who believed the bill would finally …
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Two women and hundreds of Hampton Elementary School students lead a campaign to build and develop libraries in Africa.
At Hampton Elementary School, paper hearts line the hallways. They symbolize donations from students and parents to an impoverished nation, as part of the Hearts For Hope campaign. (See video.) But to two local women and a village of African children, they mean so much more. The hearts represent books and monetary donations aimed at building a library at the Hope School in the African nation of Burundi for the pygmy forest people of the Batwa tribe. “But they are no longer wanderers,” said activist Jean Sack, a Johns Hopkins University research librarian. “They have kind of been resettled—no water, no electricity, but a school that started as a Sunday school.” Sack, a Fallston resident, founded the initiative Books For Burundi in 2011 …
Friday, March 2, 2012
As Family Reading Night grows in popularity, so does an enthusiasm for literature.
When Hampton Elementary School PTA members were thinking of an event to bring the community together—after years of conflict due to overcrowding—the first priority was cost-effictiveness. The result is the now annual Family Reading Night, which has successfully nurtured a love for reading among hundreds of students, so say parents and organizers. PTA president Maureen Zingo said the event was meant “to foster a love for reading and school community. This is a close-knit school and this brings us closer together.” Have photos from the event? We encourage you to add them to this story just by clicking on the link above. The event itself, which grew by leaps and bounds from its first year in 2011, drew over 200 students and parents back to …
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