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Muckraker Staff, “Leopold wants $53 million cut to school board’s proposed budget next year: Schools swiftly opposed move to reduce minimum school funding requirements,” Muckraker, April 1, 2009
The Anne Arundel school board opposed county officials’ request to cut its proposed budget by $53 million next year. In an 8-1 vote at its meeting this morning, the board passed a resolution opposing County Executive John R. Leopold’s move to waive the state’s so-called “maintenance of effort” requirement, which sets minimum school funding levels…. [...]
Continue reading...Muckraker Staff, “Schools quietly awarded $4 million computer contract: No-bid deal bought new student information system last month,” Muckraker, March 31, 2009
31. March 2009
Anne Arundel school administrators quietly awarded a $4 million, no-bid contract last month to upgrade their aging student information system. The deal with software maker Pearson Education will pay for a new Web-based package that tracks students’ grades, schedules, attendance and most other permanent records, and give parents online access to grades…. [Link to Blog]
Continue reading...Muckraker Staff, “School records lawsuit postponed: Officials wanted more than $600 for records; litigation made officials reconsider fees,” Arundel Muckraker, March 28, 2009
28. March 2009
The Arundel Muckraker postponed its planned lawsuit against Anne Arundel schools yesterday after officials agreed to release public documents without charging exorbitant fees. After the online news Web site notified administrators of its intent to sue, officials decided to help alter two requests in order to cut down on employees’ time and costs to the [...]
Continue reading...“Superintendent picks highest bidder for school cafeteria contract: Officials say $76,000 difference is worth it; school board must OK the deal,” Arundel Muckraker, March 3, 2009
3. March 2009
 Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell wants to install a new cafeteria computer system that costs thousands more than a similar package offered by a competing firm. The $283,000 contract he wants with Horizon Software International would pay for new cash registers in school lunch rooms, as well as a back-office system that can generate reports, [...]
Continue reading...The Arundel Muckraker: school board spent thousands on Ocean City trip
24. November 2008
Anne Arundel school board members spent thousands on a four-day trip to Ocean City in September, according to documents obtained by The Muckraker. Taxpayers shelled out $7,063 to send seven school board members to the Maryland Association of Boards of Education conference from Sept. 23 to 26. The sojurn at the shore was the second [...]
Continue reading...The Arundel Muckraker: Schools won’t release state test data
21. November 2008
County school officials are refusing to release data that shows how many students passed state exams taken earlier this year.Despite announcing twice that Anne Arundel’s high schools met state standards, school officials still won’t reveal exam results that back up those claims. The Maryland High School Assessments are taken annually by students at various times [...]
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1. April 2009
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