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Harford’s school cellphone policy requires students to deactivate devices during instructional time
When the new school year begins Sept. 3, Harford County Public School students will be allowed to bring cellphones to school, but only high schoolers will be allowed to carry them throughout the school day. Students in elementary and middle school must deactivate their devices and keep them stored in a backpack or a locker throughout the school day. All students are allowed to use their ...
Mayor Scott hosts annual back to school event
(WBFF) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott hosted his annual "Back to School Kick-Off" event Saturday as students prepare to return to classrooms this upcoming week. The event featured backpack and school supply giveaways, haircuts and braiding services, food, entertainment, and more. Scott also spoke about his administration's priorities for...
CCBC awarded $150K for sign language interpreter training
BALTIMORE, MD—The Community College of Baltimore County has received a $150,000 Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) grant to help prepare local interpreters for the new Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act, which will go into effect in 2025. The law will require all interpreters in the state to be licensed...
Back to school traffic without the Key Bridge: Plan for longer rush hour commutes
BALTIMORE — Labor Day is quickly approaching and that means Baltimore area schools are returning from summer vacation. Normally traffic tends to lessen with schools out of session. So now with the new school year getting underway, traffic volume is expected to pick back up. Back to school travel...
Longtime Goucher pollster to become director of new UMBC politics institute
Mileah Kromer, director of the Goucher College’s Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics and founder of the Goucher College Poll, will become the founding director of a new Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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