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Face-to-face learning returns to many Maryland school districts starting today.
In Baltimore County, students in preschool through grade two will be able to start hybrid learning, which includes two in-person learning days and three virtual learning days per week.
I’m reporting live from #PinewoodElementary in #Timonium as @BaltCoPS Pre-K thru 2nd Grade students return to classroom today on this target date set in late January by @GovLarryHogan Some elementary school students will also be back in @BaltCitySchools@AACountySchools@HCPSSpic.twitter.com/XOaoOOSHx1 Scott Wykoff (@ScottWykoffWBAL) March 1, 2021
Families who chose hybrid learning will receive their child s group assignment of Cohort A or Cohort B before their child s return date, which varies by student group. Families also have the option to continue full virtual instruction.
State school officials are among those keeping a close watch on the COVID-19 numbers, which is helping them to make their case for bringing more students back into the classroom.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Maryland State schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon visited Baltimore City s Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School, which has small groups of students learning in person. She accepted an invitation from district CEO Sonja Santelises to visit the school as districts like Baltimore are preparing to bring more students back to the classroom. The children are so happy to be back and it s wonderful to see all of the mitigation strategies that they have in place here the signs on the floor, the hand sanitizer stations, the partitions around the desks in the classroom, Salmon said.The school s principal, Brandon Pinkney, said it is the result of lots of work behind the scenes. This is amazing. I m just very elated to have
Continued High Marks for Maryland Students on Advanced Placement Success
February 24, 2021
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BALTIMORE – (February 24, 2021)
– Maryland student success in the Advanced Placement (AP) program remains steady, and high participation rates on the rigorous tests continue.
According to a report released by the College Board, 31.5 percent of the Maryland Class of 2020 earned a score of 3 or higher on at least one AP exam while in high school. This rate is well above the nationwide number of 24.4 percent and, identical to Maryland’s Class of 2019. Maryland’s rate also places it sixth in the nation on this measure.
A score of 3 or better is the threshold at which many higher education institutions award college credit to high school students on an AP assessment.
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