Author Archives: Deb Merlock

Grants to Fund Classroom Enrichment


Harford County students and staff were surprised and excited to receive grant funding for classroom enrichment and innovation on Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving. Read more>>



Walking Trail Combines Nature and a Good Story


Harford County Education funded Edgewood Middle School a grant to build a Story Trail for Deerfield Elementary School students. Read more



The Daily Record Announces Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Including Harford County Nonprofit Founder


The Daily Record named Debora Gavin Merlock, Founder/President, Harford County Education Foundation to its 2019 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. Read More



Harford County Education Foundation Partners with Sponsors to Improve Digital Inequity for Local Students


Harford County Education Foundation and their sponsors partnered to improve the digital inequity for low-income students across Harford County and provide digital access at home. read more



County foundation donates more than $11,000 for innovation grants to schools


Harford County Education Foundation leaders oversaw distribution this week of more than $11,000 in Classroom Innovation Grants designed to support nearly a dozen academic and community partnership programs at local schools. Read More



Education Foundation honors 28 Harford County Educators


Twenty-eight teachers were recently recognized as Everyday Heroes by the Harford County Education Foundation at their annual Tools for Schools Breakfast Gala. Read More



Education Foundation’s Stuff the Bus Campaign is Underway


Each year educators spend hundreds of dollars of their own money to provide school supplies for students who are unable to afford basic learning materials. For the past thirteen years, local businesses, educational institutions, and civic organizations have partnered with Harford County Education Foundation by collecting much needed supplies through…  Read More >



The Joy of Reading [Editorial]


Editorial from The Aegis Learning to read is a precious gift. Forget for a moment that you need to be able to read and write to function in our society, the ability to read means you can see the whole world in front of your eyes, be it on a…  Read More >



Harford Education Foundation Aids School Readiness Program


Representatives from Harford County Education Foundation visited Bakerfield Elementary School’s Title I School Readiness Program in Aberdeen just before the holiday break to gift leveled-reading books and responsibility charts to the school’s youngest scholars. The children, ages 2 to 4 years-old, are a part of the Title I School Readiness…  Read More >



Education Foundation Honors Harford County Educators


Eighteen teachers were recently recognized as Everyday Heroes by the Harford County Education Foundation at their Tools for Schools Breakfast Gala. The event brought businesses together in support of the Education Foundation’s programs to equip children with the resources and supplies necessary for success. Read more