NBC Nov 26, 2018
It took more than 15 years for Mississippi and other Southern states to catch up to the Supreme Court’s landmark desegregation decision, Brown v. Board of Education, and many public schools found ways around the new system, NBC News reported. The issue came to light again last week when the Jackson Free-Press reported that Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith a school.
Prince Georgeâs County School Board approves $2B budget
Prince Georgeâs County School Board approves budget
The Prince Georgeâs County School Board passed the school system s $2 billion budget tonight. Today was the deadline to do that, and it comes after controversy on the board thatâs prevented normal meetings from happening.
LAUREL, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - The Prince George’s County School Board passed the school system’s $2 billion budget Monday, declined to eliminate school resource officers from schools and passed a measure that will provide learning hubs for vulnerable students.
The budget was passed on the same day it was due to the county council.
Dysfunction continues as PGCPS board chair refuses to resume normal meetings
Problems with Prince George’s County School Board
Dysfunction continues on the Prince George’s County School Board as the new chair refuses to resume normal board meetings for the second time this month.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Dysfunction continues on the Prince George’s County School Board as the new chair refuses to resume normal board meetings for the second time this month.
Dr. Juanita Miller canceled the Feb. 11 board meeting and then on Monday the agenda that went online for this Thursday’s meeting was truncated to just two action items about expenditures and budget.
That’s what pushed Raaheela Ahmed to run for office and win – TWICE!
Raaheela Ahmed was a freshman at UMD when her dad, Shukoor Ahmed, kept insisting she had four good reasons to run for a seat on the Prince George’s County School Board in Maryland.
“You’re passionate about education, our community needs you in this role, you’re qualified, and I will support you!”
So Raaheela decided to go for it.
She has just won a second term – this time getting 57.26% of the vote. And Raaheela is only in her mid twenties!
It’s been a family affair for the Ahmeds – and this is no ordinary family. Raaheela belongs to one that takes persistence to new heights. Ever since her dad first went on the campaign trail many years ago, cousins and family members would have sleepovers to assemble campaign materials. Even today, says Raaheela, her grandparents are ‘out there’ campaigning for her.