@tvtooten Oakland Mills HS (founded 1973, original HVAC), Columbia, accounts for 10% of all deferred HCPSS maintenance; new budget pushes planned maintenance from 2026 to 2033. Minority-majority school, 1/3 FARMS eligible. Mold in Media Center, classrooms, locker rooms. @HCPSS
It's #womenshistorymonth2022 and during today's OMO Scorpion Speaker Series we celebrated Unique Careers with Diana Vogel, Zookeeper at the National Zoo, and Antonia Watts, former Crash & Safety Engineer and current @HCPSS Board of Ed member.
I will never forget how broken I felt in that hospital bed. I was dying from diabetic ketoacidosis, all because I chose to use my last dollars to feed my daughters over my expensive insulin.
When you see me fighting for Medicare for All in the U.S. Senate, you’ll understand why.
Listen to Oakland students: “We must go back to distance learning until the cases go down again. In order to ensure a safe learning environment, we demand you give us KN95/N95 masks and weekly PCR testing. If these demands are not met we will be striking by not attending school.”
Maryland’s minimum wage is leveling up! Through the implementation of a bill that myself and @DianaMFennell sponsored, SB 280, the minimum wage has climbed on a yearly basis since 2019! Starting January 1st, it will increase again from $11.75 to $12.50.
#FightForFifteen
HCPSS will reopen from winter break as scheduled Monday, Jan. 3, with updates to quarantine requirements and increased testing in schools. Full details online. https://t.co/OXkCKhIceO