This week, Nov. 12-18, is American Education Week, a good time to remember that caring teachers, education support professionals, administrators and involved families make the difference in a child’s learning. The theme is “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility.”
America’s public schools equip youngsters with many skills. They teach students to read, write, calculate and use technology. They teach children history and science and help them learn how to creatively solve problems, resolve conflicts and cooperate with each other.
American Education Week was begun by the National Education Association (NEA) over 90 years ago to spread the word nationwide about the important role of public education in our children’s lives. Today we continue to highlight the vision of calling upon all Americans to do their part in making public schools a place where every child can grow and achieve in the 21st century. As Marylanders, we can also celebrate our public school system being designated number one in the nation for four consecutive years.
NEA’s American Education Week presents an opportunity to honor the individuals such as teachers, education support personnel and administrators who are critical in ensuring that the nation’s 50 million K-12 students receive a quality education.
Please join with the Allegany County Teachers’ Association in celebrating our local schools. Visit your neighborhood school during American Education Week. Watch our children learning skills for the 21st century. Better yet … ask how you can help to reinforce their skills beyond the classroom. Go to actamsea.org and find out how you can join with local teachers in standing up for great schools in Allegany County.
Deborah Pappas
Allegany County Teachers Association
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Education Week great time to stand up for public schools
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Editorial Cartoon - 05/18/2013
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Maryland has stopped being “The Free State”
I am a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and, last but not least, the National Rifle Association. I am a yearly member of the American Legion.
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Outrageous
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
This amounts to spying on an American news organization — common practice in dictatorships but scary conduct in a democratic system that prizes the public value of an independent watchdog press. -
Prevention
The Allegany County Board of Health on Tuesday heard some alarming numbers involving overdoses involving drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, the group already has a plan to ease the situation.
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Financial gutting will damage school system
I am writing in response to the Allegany County Commissioners’ efforts to cut local education spending to the lowest possible level allowed under state law.
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Cemetery organization plans events to mark Memorial Day
This upcoming Memorial Day marks the 30th anniversary of the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization (CHCO).
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Better fix it
The West Virginia Division of Highways should not give up on improving safety at the intersection of U.S. Route 220 and Stoney Run Road in Keyser merely because the intersection does not meet the state’s criteria for a traffic signal.
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That many?
Only about one in every four people trust the federal government, according to a recent Pew Research survey.
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It’s time to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
I have three words I want to say: “It is time.”
By those three words, I am referring to passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). -
Preserve these things for future generations
This is an open letter to the mayor of Cumberland and Allegany County commissioners:
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