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Teachers' union urges board to reject proposed 4-by-4 high school schedule, cites workload and student learning risks
Summary
Howard County Education Association building reps presented opposition to district proposals for a 4-period/90-minute class schedule, saying surveys of educators show majority opposition and predicting increased workload and harms to students.
Representatives from the Howard County Education Association (HCEA) told the Board of Education on June 26 that their high-school membership opposes district proposals to reconfigure the high-school day into a four-period model with 90-minute classes.
Ben Schmidt, HCEA president (presenting remotely), and high-school teachers Julia Carter and Robert Kennedy described survey results and modeling that they say show major workload increases for teachers and potential harms for…
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