VIA WJLA: Many Maryland school systems are running out of snow days in this winter of record-breaking snowstorms. The majority of public schools in the state were closed Monday. Baltimore County schools have already announced they will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and Montgomery County schools will also be closed Tuesday. After Wednesday, Baltimore County […]
There is a new school in Baltimore that uses video games to give disadvantaged students careers in video game development and design. They recently received news coverage for their efforts. Urban Video Game Academy featured on CBS, WJZ-TV from Mikey Digital on Vimeo. Here is a list of their objectives. 1. better prepare disadvantaged youth […]
VIA WJLA: WASHINGTON, D.C. – While another school year is just beginning in the Washington area, school officials are already revamping their truancy policies to keep thousands of students in school. In D.C., where teachers are facing a 20 percent truancy rate, new procedures call for parents to be called after the first unexcused absence. […]
VIA WJLA: Montgomery County, Md. – Thousands of Montgomery County students are set to begin their first day of classes on Monday. With big budget cuts looming, the school system will have to follow much stricter fiscal guidelines this year. “That’s got to sustain itself so as a parent you have to be cautiously optimistic,” […]
