Bill aims to establish full-time virtual learning in Maryland
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and last updated 2021-03-03 21:45:33-05
ANNAPOLIS, Md. â A Maryland Delegate wants to give all students the option to continue virtual learning full-time.
Delegate Kathy Szeliga (R-Harford and Baltimore County) has introduced HB 1170, Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Schools, a bill that will provide Maryland families with access to a tuition-free, full-time online public school option for their children.
âI fully recognize and support our national and statewide focus on safely returning to in-person learning as soon as itâs possible,â said Szeliga, who serves as the House Minority Whip. âBut by watching schools and students throughout the state valiantly work to deliver and receive K-12 distance learning over the last year, Iâve also realize
Anxious Baltimore County school teachers are blaming the school district for being too slow in responding to their request to stay home for health reasons.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Some of those asking for special accommodations are dealing with serious health issues. This comes as a Maryland lawmaker asks for legal protections for those who can t come back.The first group of teachers returned to in-person instruction a few days ago, but there are a growing number of them who say for now, coming back is next to impossible.“I m just asking to hopefully stay home and to continue virtually teach which I am not sure Baltimore County is allowing us with serious health conditions to do that,” Catonsville High School teacher Gina Palermo said.Palermo, a four-time cancer survivor, has asked the district for accommodations.“I got a response, just an auto response (that) says, ‘We ve received your paperwork,’ standard proced
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Sports canceled in the fall due to the coronavirus were set to begin this Friday in Baltimore County, but the county school system canceled them again. More than 150 student-athletes gathered today, hoping the school system reverses that decision.
Chants of Let us play rang out outside Hereford High School. They are urging Baltimore County Public Schools to move forward with fall sports that were couldn t go on as scheduled due to COVID-19. With the latest delay, students are allowed to practice, but games are canceled.
Student athletes from #Hereford High School are holding a #letusplay rally - after #BaltimoreCounty postponed the start of fall sports, set to begin this Friday @wbalradiopic.twitter.com/yP5d5FFlkf
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The BCPS four-year cohort dropout rate decreased from 8.8 percent in 2019 to 8.3 percent in 2020. (Shutterstock)
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools has improved from 87.6 percent for the class of 2019 to 88.5 percent for the class of 2020, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education. The statewide graduation rate decreased from 86.86 percent in 2019 to 86.75 percent in 2020.
The BCPS four-year cohort dropout rate decreased from 8.8 percent in 2019 to 8.3 percent in 2020. At the state level, dropout rates decreased from 8.42 percent in 2019 to 8.25 percent in 2020. I celebrate every one of our schools – from the earliest grades up through high school – for their dedicated efforts to increase our graduation rate. I also congratulate the historic Class of 2020 for their hard work to achieve this important milestone during a pandemic, BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Willi