By KEVIN ROBILLARD Staff Writer There were more than 200 student assaults on county public schools teachers last academic year, according to a state report. But school officials said many of the incidents weren't serious assaults and involved elementary schoolers.

By ALLISON BOURG Staff Writer A $76 million face lift is in the works for Northeast High School. The county Board of Education voted 6-0 Wednesday to upgrade the 44-year-old Pasadena school, opting for the second-most expensive of five options considered.

By ELISABETH HULETTE and ALLISON BOURG Staff Writer In a school with just 263 students, losing four teachers is a big deal. That's what could happen at Riviera Beach Elementary as part of a countywide effort to cut 200 teachers from public schools.

By ELISABETH HULETTE Staff Writer Spc. Micheal B. Matlock Jr., a Glen Burnie High School graduate, died Wednesday from wounds he received from an improvised explosive device in Iraq. He was 21 years old, a husband and father, according to a news release from Fort Campbell, Ky.

By ELISABETH HULETTE Staff Writer Two different teaching materials that were used in the county's kindergarten classes were recalled for having unsafe levels of lead in their paint, the county schools superintendent said Monday in a letter sent home with elementary students.