Police say speed contributed to a young man’s death in a motorcycle crash Saturday in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County. He, another motorcyclist and a Camaro driver “rapidly accelerated” when a traffic light turned from red to green, police said. Travis West, of Portsmouth, died after the fiery crash at about 10:15 a.m. on Jeff Todd Way,. Woodbridge Dec 12, 2020
A Woodbridge, Virginia, man is charged with making secret video recordings of several people, including minors, in the men’s restroom of the food court at the Fort Belvoir Army installation in Virginia. According to charging documents, Christian Yanez recorded images of naked body parts of people using the men’s room in December 2019 and January 2020, without the…
Prince Georgeâs Co exec wants to fix troubled school board by expanding it: sources
Prince Georges County exec wants to expand appointed school board members
Several sources have told FOX 5 that Prince George s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks wants to expand the current school board.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - Three sources, including two Prince George’s County state lawmakers, say County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is trying to get legislation passed that would expand the number of appointed members on the school board.
With the legislative session ending Monday, they say Alsobrooks is working with some state lawmakers to get it done through an amendment to an unrelated bill.
Prince Georgeâs County BOE fails to pass $2B budget after Alsobrooks addresses school board drama
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Alsobrooks says it is time for the school district to get to work on returning kids to classrooms
In an exclusive interview with FOX 5 on Thursday, Prince George s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said she isn t running away from the drama surrounding the school board, but it s time for everyone to get to work.
LARGO, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has finally weighed in on the drama surrounding the school board, and its controversial new chair.
Speaking exclusively to FOX 5 Thursday, the county executive noted that there are parents who are concerned about the incidents surrounding the board, but stressed that to those parents that the work involved in getting kids back in school is still progressing.
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Kirwan education reforms are at high risk of repeating historical disappointments
From the cover of the preliminary report.
Accountability was certainly a feature of the massive 235-page bill, HB1300, that implements the 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan for strengthening and rebuilding K-12 education in Maryland. Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed that bill not just because it would require higher taxes but also because he found it lacking in accountability.
Next week, the legislature will attempt to override Hogan’s veto. In this article, Maryland Reporter contributor Charlie Hayward, a life-long government auditor, takes a deep-dive into the accountability features in the legislation and finds numerous problems.