Baltimore City: 'TELL THE TRUTH' | Schools 'mistakenly' emails parents private comments from leadership

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City Schools is doing damage control after mistakenly sending an email to parents that contained suggested edits from high-ranking officials. One of those edits came from the Chief of Schools, that suggested North Avenue needs to be more transparent with parents and tell them students may not have a teacher on day one...

'TELL THE TRUTH' | Schools 'mistakenly' emails parents private comments from leadership | WBFF (foxbaltimore.com)

MCPS EDUCATORS PLAN RALLY TO EXPOSE UNDERSTAFFING PROBLEMS

Educators from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) “will take to the streets Tuesday afternoon” to demand the hiring of additional teachers, paraeducators and bus drivers and increased compensation for those forced to do extra duties due to the hiring shortage.

Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) will hold a car picket and rally at 5 p.m. at the school district headquarters on Hungerford Drive in Rockville to demand that MCPS and the Board of Education stop pulling teachers out of their preparation and lunch times to help out in quarantined classes and classes where there is no substitute to lead the class.

An MCPS spokesperson said Tuesday that the staff was involved in the Board of Education meeting and would not be able to supply information on understaffing at this time.

According to a press release from MCEA, MCPS rejected a class action grievance, noting that these problems aren’t “widespread enough” to warrant universal action...

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