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New Harford committee launched to review, make recommendations about whether to remove books from school libraries
Harford County Public Schools is launching a committee to evaluate and make recommendations about books that some have said should be banned from school libraries. The planned 27-member Library Materials Reconsideration committee is designed to “streamline and standardize the process when library materials are up for reconsideration across all HCPS schools,” said Jillian Lader, the system’s ...
Why juvenile justice legislation named in honor of slain Baltimore teen hasn’t passed
Gov. Wes Moore waded through hundreds of pieces of legislation and has signed over a thousand since the 2024 legislative session ended in April. But one juvenile justice bill sponsored in honor of a slain teen girl never saw ink from his ceremonial pen. The NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act never even reached his desk. NyKayla Strawder was 15 in 2022 when she was fatally shot on the porch outside ...
Longview second graders design replacements for fallen Baltimore bridge
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – Longview second graders at Bailey Elementary were helping out people in Baltimore recently by submitting designs for their bridge replacement. “The students in my class, as IB learners, wanted to take their knowledge of construction and help design a safe bridge for the people to use in Baltimore, Maryland. We worked […]
Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese will cut parishes as attendance falls and infrastructure ages
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese, the nation’s oldest, will cut the number of parishes in the city and nearby suburbs by about two-thirds as part of a realignment plan responding to falling attendance and aging infrastructure. Under the final plan released Wednesday, the number of parishes...
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