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Early exposure to language critical later

Silence is apparently not a good thing when it comes to babies. Children between the ages of 2 months and 6 months who have a lot of exposure to language are more likely to have advanced language skills later in life, according to research being ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

An opportunity to see what really goes on in classrooms

I don't usually share my personal opinions or experiences on this blog, but today I want to encourage all parents to take advantage of the last two days of American Education Week and go visit your child's classroom. No matter how busy you are, adjust ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  18 Nov 2009

Baltimore appoints new chief of human resources

The Baltimore City school board has appointed Shawn Y. Crowder as the new Chief of Human Capital, a new name to describe the human resources chief. Crowder was the former chief of staff and head of human resources for the Philadelphia school district ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  12 Nov 2009

The chocolate milk debate

The National Dairy Council is fighting back. They sent information out today to try to combat what they see as the growing threat to milk drinking in public schools. The food activists who got soda out of school cafeterias may be moving on to chocolate ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  9 Nov 2009

Loyola professor sounds off on teaching math

On the paper's editorial pages today is a column by Loyola University's Joseph Ganem about the teaching of math. He argues that some students are being taught overly complex math at too young an age. It is an interesting piece to read, although some ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  2 Nov 2009

City school board continues debate on expulsion

The Baltimore school board delayed a vote on the hottest topic of the season, permanent expulsions, but there continued to be some spirited dialogue during the public comment session last night on the issue. Dennis Moulden, who represents the Parent ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  28 Oct 2009

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Jury awards retired Baltimore teacher $210,000

A Baltimore jury has awarded $210,000 to a retired city teacher who says she wasn't protected from students who assaulted her and was told to give students the answers to questions on the Maryland School Assessments. The story in the paper ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  27 Oct 2009

Bob Hallett, Baltimore County librarian extraordinaire, dies

In an obituary in today's paper, we mark the passing of one of those teachers who made a difference in the lives of thousands of students over a career that spanned 30 years. Most of us are lucky if we come in contact with a handful of these gifted ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  21 Oct 2009

Students pledge to address anti-gay bullying

There's nothing like peer pressure. That is the idea behind Ally Week, a week when lesbian and gay students are asking their straight peers to make a pledge to come to their assistance when they see or hear bullying in their schools. Nearly nine out of ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  21 Oct 2009

City principals say permanent expulsion warranted

The emotional debate over whether the Baltimore City schools should be able to permanently expel students continued at last night's school board meeting with principals coming to testify about their experiences with incidents that involve fires and ...

From LIZ BOWIE, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  14 Oct 2009

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