http://netvouz.com/garoldstone/tag/schools?feed=rss garoldstone's bookmarks tagged "schools" on Netvouz http://www.gazette.net/stories/011107/princou181436_31988.shtml Prince George’s judges and prosecutors have turned their anti-truancy efforts toward middle school parents and children in a new phase of an operation to keep children in school. Jan 11, 2007 garoldstone Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:50:36 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080101194.html?nav=rss_print/community/princegeorges Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) has suggested that the Collective Banking Group, which represents some of the most powerful ministers, have a role in selecting the board of directors for Dimensions Healthcare, the company that runs the county's hospital system. Aug 2, 2007 garoldstone Sun, 05 Aug 2007 13:59:27 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/15/AR2007031502112.html The House of Delegates approved a bill that would deny driver's licenses to students with 10 or more unexcused absences in the previous calendar year. A similar measure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee late yesterday, and it appears to have wide support in the full chamber. Mar 16, 2007 garoldstone Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:59:38 GMT http://www.gazette.net/stories/011807/princou173421_31982.shtml The bad news is that many of the county’s high schools have double-digit rates for habitual truancy; more than 20 percent of students at some schools skipped classes or were absent without a good excuse for the 2005-06 school year. Jan 18, 2007 garoldstone Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:58:23 GMT http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=810&NewsID=776423&CategoryID=8429&on=1 Since the Prince George's Board of Education's Jan. 11 workshop, a lot of confusion and misinterpretation of my vote to send a letter to AIMCO (Apartment Investment and Management Co.) has been swirling. Jan 18, 2007 garoldstone Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:43:04 GMT http://www.freewebs.com/pgareasciencefair/judge.htm Mar 24 2006/2007 (f) garoldstone Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:11:31 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR2007072602259.html Metro [and the county-run system TheBus] will give free bus rides to school-age children on weekdays between 2 and 7 p.m. in Prince George's County starting Aug. 20, the first day of public school in the county. July 27, 2007 garoldstone Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:44:45 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042800836.html The recent announcement that Montgomery County school officials were starting work on an annual report of crimes committed by students and other disciplinary incidents underscored a surprising fact: In this era of heightened concern about school safety, few Washington area school systems regularly report such offenses to the public. APril 29, 2007 garoldstone Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:19:05 GMT http://www.gazette.net/stories/010507/poliiss173517_31988.shtml Add truancy to the list of priorities for school officials in 2007 — not just getting control of the problem, but also making sure the statistics are accurately tracked and reported. Jan 5, 2007 garoldstone Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:51:54 GMT