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DJS Secretary says "I'm sticking around" after calls for resignation
BALTIMORE -- The secretary of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services says he's "got no plans on going anywhere" after calls for him to resign following the arrest of a teenager with an ankle monitor at a Howard County school.The 17-year-old was arrested on Oct. 15 at Howard High School and is facing charges in the murder of 26-year-old Kendrick McLellan, who was found shot to death on Oct. 12 in the parking lot of an office building in Columbia. A 14-year-old was also arrested at a school in Anne Arundel County.There are online petitions and demands by some lawmakers that...
Testing one, two three: Queen Anne's schools show improvement
CENTREVILLE — Jon Grow, supervisor of accountability, presented a review of data and trends of Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) scores to the Queen Anne’s County Public Schools Board of Education Oct. 2. MCAP is an adaptive test, with wrong answers pushing a score down and correct answers bumping it up, Grow said. Data analysis strategically look at overall numbers and the amount of proficiencies across each level, always look...
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