Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The endorsements show the educators association's frustration with the current make up of the board.
The Howard County Education Association, which represents more than 5,000 teachers and school staff in the county, has endorsed three non-incumbents—Ann DeLacy, David Gertler and Jackie Scott for the county board of education. “We need change on the Board of Education,” said HCEA President Paul Lemle in an interview. “These are by far the most educated, best prepared, ready-to-serve candidates.” In a statement released by the HCEA, Lemle said, “The current members hold each other in contempt. This dichotomy is an inherent contradiction; the two states cannot coexist.” The association, which is the exclusive representative of teachers in Howard County for collective bargaining, endorsed incumbents Janet Siddiqui, Ellen Flynn Giles and Allen…
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Video highlights from Monday night's Howard County Board of Education candidate forum.
Fourteen challengers made their case for the three open seats on the Howard County Board of Education at a candidate forum on Monday night. Patch's live-blog of the event is available here. In the video, Corey Andrews, a high school senior from Elkridge, expresses his displeasure with standardized tests. David Gertler, a math teacher from Ellicott City, discusses how technology will transform education. Incumbents Allen Dyer, Ellicott City, and Ellen Flynn Giles, Laurel, debate the current problems on the board. Olga Butler, of Elkridge, tells the audience the board needs to make decisions they can measure. At the end, Ann DeLacy, a former Howard County middle school teacher for 25 years from Columbia, expressed the need for a …
Friday, January 6, 2012
As of Jan. 5, two incumbents and two challengers have filed to run for the three seats up for grabs.
With the deadline just days away, two incumbents and two challengers have officially filed their candidacies to run for the Howard County Board of Education. One incumbent said he plans to file Friday. Incumbents Ellen Flynn Giles and Janet Siddiqui are running to retain their seats and incumbent Allen Dyer said Thursday he would file his candidacy paperwork Friday. Hanover/Elkridge community activist Leslie Kornreich and longtime educator Ann DeLacy are the only two challengers to date, according to the Howard County Board of Elections website. Dyer, who has had a tumultuous term on the school board, said he hopes there are many more candidates. "We need to have a primary election, especially for the new candidates to get some exposure …
Jack
5:47 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
Having your child beaten by a teacher or strip searched to speak of but a few incidents would leave most parents with a bad taste. To have the hcpss tell you corporal punishment is legal may disturb a parent. To look beyond what has happened to my children and see children discriminated against and failed, other children abused, entire schools like Cradlerock abandoned for a generation and so … more ›