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EDUCATION
Amendment needed to financial education policy
For several years, I lobbied state legislators to pass a bill requiring students to earn credit in personal finance to graduate. As you may know, this requirement finally came to fruition, and starting with the 2024 cohort, entering ninth graders will be required to take a personal finance class to graduate. The intention was that students would be more financially fit in life if they knew the basics of personal finance. When people are financially stable, they are less likely to end up in prisons or rehab programs. They are more likely to be contributing members of society. Sounds great, right?
BOE members insist there's no interest in closing two county schools, despite claims
Four incumbent Washington County Board of Education members insisted this week there is no interest in closing Hancock Middle Senior High School or Cascade Elementary School despite concerns raised by a county commissioner. During a meeting between the county commissioners and the Hancock Town Council on Tuesday evening, Commissioner Derek Harvey warned there...
Western Maryland community colleges receive Edwards Fund Grant for cyber ranges.
Allegany College of Maryland, Garrett College and Hagerstown Community College have received a $617,400 grant from the Senator George C. Edwards Fund toward a $686,000 project to implement two cyber ranges through the Cyber Workforce Accelerator program to assist cybersecurity students to prepare for careers, using real-world, cutting-edge simulation. Created by the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) and BCR Cyber, the Cyber Workforce Accelerator program is designed to expand Maryland workforce development efforts and provide the...
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