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https://www.afinalwarning.com/527972.html (Natural News) A machine that “eats” garbage floating in the water has been cleaning up the bays of Baltimore. Called Mr. Trash Wheel, the 50-foot-long contraption has gobbled up more than three million pounds of trash in the historic Inner Harbor since its debut in 2014, according to CNET.
John Kellett, founder of Clearwater Mills, a locally owned and operated logistics company, invented Mr. Trash Wheel to combat marine pollution in the harbor. He observed that a river of trash would flow down from the Jones Falls tributary whenever it rained, but the city had no solution for that rubbish.
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Maryland spends up to $1 billion on teacher professional development every year, but there is little to no data showing that teachers improve in classrooms from such programs, according to a recent report.
Public school teachers in Maryland must renew their teaching license every five years, which involves three years of annual satisfactory evaluations and a certain number of hours of state-approved professional development opportunities and courses at colleges and universities.
But the effectiveness of teacher recertification requirements is ambiguous, according to Abell Foundation’s “Reconsidering Teacher Recertification in Maryland” report. And because of how many public dollars are invested in teacher licensure and professional development, it is important to ensure that these efforts are meaningful, Mark Procopio,
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