Greenbelt’s EV Infrastructure To Get Infusion of $150,000
The Maryland General Assembly recently approved a $63.1 billion operating budget, with an investment of $2.1 billion in Prince George’s County. Funds will go to some major projects in Greenbelt, including rebuilding Springhill Lake Elementary School, renovating and expanding the Greenbelt Museum and developing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the city. Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, environmental […]
County Executive Angela Alsobrooks Recognizes Williamson, News Review
On Thursday, March 30, the mood was celebratory and the room crowded for the 38th annual Prince George’s County Women’s History Month Luncheon, whose theme was Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories. After a hiatus during the pandemic, and a smaller version of the luncheon last year, this year saw a return to an enthusiastic […]
Lessons from the MCAPS: Strengths and Struggles
At the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) board meeting on March 23, the board of education reviewed a presentation of the data from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP), which was recently released disaggregated by district and school, and is commonly referred to as the Maryland Report Card. (For more on the county’s results […]
Residents Oppose Changing Residency Rule for Manager
The second public hearing on the proposed change to the city charter requiring residency for the city manager found scant support in the small but vocal group of online and in-person residents who attended the hearing on Saturday morning, April 1. Residents Elizabeth “Lolly” Gaines, Cathie Meetre, Greenwood Village HOA President Aisha Rice and Bill […]
Recognition for Greenbelt’s Many Outstanding Educators
On March 13, Greenbelt City Council hosted the presentation of the 28th Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) Educator Awards. ACE was formed in 1994, and seeks to connect council with local schools to promote high-quality schools for Greenbelt. Their annual Educator Awards recognize those making exceptional contributions to Greenbelt schools, be they teachers, guidance counselors, […]
Greenbelt Schools Get Their Assessment Report Cards
In January, the Maryland State Department of Education released the 2022 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results. Those results show the varying performances of county public school systems. It was the first such assessment data since 2019, due to the pandemic. Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) showed several areas of concern, particularly in math […]
A Divided Board of Ed Votes Not to Pay Miller’s Legal Fees
Though the February Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board of Education meeting was a whopping four hours in length, the most divisive item on the agenda was the payment of former chair and current board member Dr. Juanita Miller’s legal fees. The legal fees have been incurred as she fights her removal from the […]
Rally in Greenbelt to Build Schools with Union Labor
On February 15, At-Large County Councilmember Mel Franklin hosted a north county meeting in Greenbelt to discuss the progress of the public-private partnership to build six new Prince George’s County Public Schools (see Deb Daniel’s article in the February 23 issue). The meeting was so well-attended that the 80 handouts prepared reached only two-thirds of […]
February 17 Is Official Day For Random Acts of Kindness
This year the City of Greenbelt is celebrating Friday, February 17 as a day of Random Acts of Kindness. At Monday’s city council meeting Mayor Emmett Jordan presented a proclamation recognizing the day to Robert Goldberg-Strassler and Lien and Maya Gareri of the Random Unselfish Acts of Kindness (RUAK) group. The proclamation stated that, “the […]
Much More Than Robotics, Greenbelt Wins Core Values
Last weekend the youngest team competing in the Maryland First Lego League (FLL) at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel consisted of five Greenbelt youths. Callum, Sam, Soham, Spandana and Tanvi had been meeting through the fall and winter, building, coding, completing missions and trying to solve the central innovation question they’d decided to […]