NEWS
By Scott Calvert and Scott Calvert,SUN FOREIGN STAFF | April 30, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq - This morning, when students walk past the palm tree outside Al-Nidimiyah High School after an unplanned 40-day break and go into the classroom, the lesson plan in national culture class will be different. No longer will teacher Ali Abid stand before a portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and glorify him as the latest in a line of great leaders going back to the caliphs who followed the prophet Muhammad. "We are going to say this is the end of this man," said the 36-year-old Abid, sounding neither sad nor happy about Hussein's fall from power.
NEWS
October 28, 1990
ELDERSBURG - Students and teachers hoping to provide encouragement to soldiers involved in "Operation Desert Shield" have written many letters and cards.First-graders have corresponded with Sgt. John Burton, their teacher's brother. In addition, Burton provided fifth-grade students with a list of soldiers who are not receiving mail in hopes that they will establish pen pal relationships.
NEWS
By Anne Haddad and Anne Haddad,Sun Staff Writer | February 28, 1994
Malcolm X sits on a Persian rug, reading a copy of the Koran.A few feet away, Elvis Presley has a guitar slung over her -- yes, her -- shoulder, wearing all black, just like in "Jailhouse Rock."Down the hall, Amelia Earhart is wearing a leather bomber jacket, scarf and goggles.Actually, there are at least three Amelia Earharts, a couple of Charles Lindberghs, a Chuck Yeager and a Wilbur Wright, probably because the third-graders representing the figures did a unit on flight in their science classes.
NEWS
April 10, 1997
A group of German students from South Carroll High School will be among 200 students and teachers from around the state attending the first Maryland Organization for German Students convention tomorrow at the University of Maryland College Park.Participants will meet with Germanic Studies faculty, tour the campus and attend a workshop with Uwe Kind, an educator, artist and musician who has developed the "SingLingual" method of teaching foreign languages.Students also can attend workshops on German-American business; the Internet, World Wide Web and German; minority literature in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; and German popular music.
NEWS
June 7, 2007
Findings this spring by state inspectors that repairs and maintenance of Baltimore schools have been badly managed expose a level of disrespect for students and teachers that should not be tolerated. School system officials must be more aggressive in fixing the problems, and Mayor Sheila Dixon's call for an audit of school construction and renovation funds should be conducted as quickly as possible. In addition to having some of the oldest school buildings in the state, Baltimore has a history of not managing its facilities very well.
NEWS
By Sandra Crockett and Sandra Crockett,Baltimore County Bureau of The Sun | September 20, 1991
Hereford High School in northern Baltimore County has the distinction of being the only county school to undergo extensive renovation even as its students attend classes.Last night, the principal of the school sought to calm parents and students concerned about potential safety and health problems stemming from the work."I believe it is safe," Principal Ray Gross told about 500 parents during a back-to-school meeting. "That does not mean it doesn't stink."The 37-year-old school, located in the 17300 block of York Road in Parkton, is undergoing renovation at a cost of between $14 million and $15 million.