Deerfield Run Community Center to get new gym floor

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The gym floor at Laurel’s Deerfield Run Community Center is on track for a facelift this summer, say officials in the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation. The current rubber floor, used for activities like basketball, volleyball and dance classes, will be replaced with sturdier hardwood floors. Apr 24, 2008

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Single-member school board districts may return in 2010

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The General Assembly approved a plan last week to return the Prince George’s County’s school board to nine single-member districts in 2010, but an effort to raise the dropout age failed again this year.April 10, 2008

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Strangling the Schools

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FORTY-NINE schools in Prince George’s County were recently recognized by the state as making significant academic progress. That’s 44 percent better than the previous year’s record and is in keeping with other measures showing a steady uptick in student achievement. Reforms undertaken by Superintendent John E. Deasy are clearly working, so it’s a pity that this progress is threatened by the county running short of cash. Mar 23, 2008

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Senate Backs Bill to Keep Students in School Until 17

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Maryland high school students would have to stay in school until they turn 17, a year later than current law requires, under a bill that won preliminary approval yesterday in the state Senate. Mar 22, 2008

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PG School Board 3d Option for Grade Combinations

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The Prince George’s County Board of Education has added a third option to shift school boundaries to compensate for the opening this fall of Vansville Elementary School, one that would make two Laurel-area schools pre-kindergarten through grade 5 and leave the rest as they are. Mar 20, 2008

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Summit’s Success Is Bittersweet For Schools

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The Prince George’s County Board was left holding a $75,000 bill for the Dual Language Parent Summit, an October event that drew more than 1,000 people. Board member Rosalind Johnson (District 1), who had organized the event for months, said most of the costs were supposed to be covered by donations the board had secured informally. But only $2,700 in donations materialized, far short of the event’s $78,274.74 cost. March 20, 2008

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Summit focuses on ways to curb PG truancy

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Prince George’s plans to launch a truancy court that will focus on getting students who skip school back on track. The court is still awaiting funding approval, but is expected to start in 2009. Mar 13, 2008

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Parents reject plan to realign schools

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The majority of parents, teachers, bus drivers and grandparents who spoke at two public hearings last week said they were opposed to a proposal that would remove sixth grades from some Laurel and Beltsville elementary schools.Mar 13, 2008

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PG Schools Named Eligible for Pay-For-Performance Program

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The following schools were selected to participate during the 2008-09 school year: * Largo High School * Crossland High School * Oxon Hill Middle School * G. Gardner Shugart Middle School * Bladensburg Elementary School * William Wirt Middle School * Bradbury Heights Elementary School * Morningside Elementary School * Clinton Grove Elementary School * Arrowhead Elementary School * Nicholas Orem Middle School * James H. Harrison Elementary Sc…

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Schools’ Fiscal Woes Snap Links For Parents

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An ever-tightening budget is forcing the Prince George’s County Board of Education to consider cutting the number of parent liaisons in its schools, diminishing the size of a recently created program meant to bolster parental involvement. Feb 21, 2008

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O’Malley Backs Higher Dropout Age of 18

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Gov. Martin O’Malley expressed support yesterday for legislation that would raise the age at which students can drop out of school from 16 to 18. FEb 13, 2008

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PG Suspensions lead state &#...Suspended Student Volunteers

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Prince George’s County’s suspension policies are being altered to have suspended students continue school work and fulfill community service hours as the county led the state in suspensions last school year. Jan 30, 2008

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Budget Woes Stall Plan to Combine Pre-K Through 8

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Maryland’s tight economic times have forced the Prince George’s County school system to put off an ambitious plan to reshape middle school education by creating schools that run from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Jan 20, 2008

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2 Students, Man Hurt in Drive-By Near P.G. High School

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Gunmen opened fire yesterday near one of the top high schools in Prince George’s County, injuring two female students, one critically, and a man thought to be a bystander, authorities said. Jan 9, 2007

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Schools Truancy Watch Periodic Report Aug 20-Oct 26, 2008

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Truancy dips, but still an issue at some schools

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Despite dramatic increases in truancy at some Prince George’s County schools, the rate overall decreased slightly last year. Jan 10, 2008

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Pr. George’s Faces Gap of $100 Million Next Year

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Prince George’s County faces the daunting prospect of a $100 million shortfall next year and has instituted a virtual hiring freeze in all departments except the police force, County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) said. Jan 12, 2008

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Changes in wind for PG schools

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Life for thousands of Laurel-area middle schoolers will be significantly different next year if a proposal before the Prince George’s County Board of Education is approved. Under the “PreK-8 Transition Plan” proposed by Superintendent John Deasy, sixth grades at five Laurel elementary schools would be shifted from elementary to middle schools. Jan 10, 2008

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Johnson Asks Ministers To Ta...spitals - washingtonpost.com

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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

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Prince George’s Students Will Get Free Bus Rides

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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

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