Please go to www.baltimorecityschools.org and look under What you need to know. Click on the first bullet which talks about George Washington Elementary School and you will get to a landing page that has the press release, executive summary and timeline. This may give you insight into the issue. www.baltimorecityschools.org
Via: WBAL-TV Joanne Silverstein said, “the baby was sitting on the floor crying, so I grabbed the baby and I came out to give it to somebody to hold, and I said, ‘Go call 911.'” The neighbor, in the 5200 block of Patrick Henry Drive in Brooklyn Park, rescued the child and the father was […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Parking rates in some of the city’s most popular neighborhoods are set to double as part of an effort to close Baltimore’s $121 million budget gap. The neighborhoods to be affected by the hike include Mount Vernon, Harbor East, Federal Hill, Fells Point and downtown as soon as the changes can be […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Arrests have been made in the slaying of Robert Lee Martin, a Dundalk bar owner. Police arrested the victim’s wife Jaclyn Martin, her brother Robert Garner, as well as Sturm Davis and Brandon Michael Roth. Surveillance video at the scene captured the men approaching the victim and phone records indicated the wife […]
Via: Baltimore Sun City and state education officials uncovered major cheating on tests at George Washington Elementary School in southwest Baltimore. Of hundreds of tests reviewed, thousands of erasure marks were changed from wrong to right. The principal of the school had her professional license revoked as a result of this investigation. No staff members acknowledged […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, an administration official and an Arizona congresswoman said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes on such a deployment.
Via: WBAL-TV Baltimore County police made several arrests Tuesday night in the shooting death of Dundalk bar owner Robert Lee Martin, a department spokesman said. A news conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to provide more details of the arrest. Martin was fatally shot Saturday while closing his establishment before 2:30 a.m. Reports say that two […]
Via: WBAL-TV The Wisconsin State Patrol confirmed that a Maryland man and woman were killed in a five-vehicle pileup that occurred Monday evening. Sunil Laxman Shinde, 35, and Swati Manohar Gambhir, 32, of Germantown, Md. were killed in the crash. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
Via: WBAL-TV Officers in the county and Baltimore City joined forces on Tuesday to catch drivers along Route 40 who were not wearing seat belts. Tickets were $25 and points were not given. Passengers were also ticketed. “Seat belts do save lives. We’ve had too many fatalities on the roads these days. If you just […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Retirees and elderly people organized in the City Council chambers Tuesday in an attempt to save senior programs from the city’s budget cuts. This could eliminate their classes, lunches and outings. “Most seniors who can’t get around, won’t get around. They will just be sitting in their apartment waiting to die,” said […]