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Anne Arundel County Public Schools spokesman Bob Mosier said that a two-day waiver from the Maryland Department of Education will mean that county schools will close on June 14. Eight schools, including Central Middle and Lothian, will close on Thursday, June 13 for ongoing construction projects. Here’s more from Mosier: The Maryland State Board of [...]

The Anne Arundel County Reading Council has announced the 2013 winners of their annual “Young Authors Contest.” The council reported that they received more than 1,000 entries. The deadline to submit an essay, short story or poem was Dec. 14, 2013. Since then, members of the council have been reading and judging the entries. An [...]

At the Anne Arundel County Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kevin Maxwell submitted his budget proposal for 2013-2014 school year. In total, the budget request seeks $1.01 billion. The request is an increase of 3.2 percent over the current year’s operating budget. This represents the smallest requested percent increase [...]