EagleBank seeks approval of class-action lawsuit settlement

EagleBank is seeking approval of a class action settlement

Plus: Eighth grade climate activist draws from family history; Bill would require schools to have varied history classes

January 24, 2022 | 6:00 a.m. January 24, 2022

EagleBank is seeking approval of a class action settlement

Attorneys for Eagle Bancorp, EagleBank’s parent company, are seeking final approval in federal court of a $7.5 million settlement agreed to by the parties in a class action lawsuit against Bethesda Bank related to their business relationships. [Washington Business Journal]

Eighth grade climate activist draws from family history

Earlier this school year, eighth grader Rosie Clemans-Cope walked into Chad Lenz’s science classroom at Julius West Middle School in Rockville on a mission.

She wanted Lenz to sponsor Fridays For Future, a student-led climate initiative modeled after Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s climate strike outside her country’s parliament. [Maryland Matters]

Bill would require schools to have varied history classes

A lawmaker is trying to change the way high school students learn American history.

The bill would require all Maryland public schools to include more history classes about racial, ethnic, and other groups in America whose stories often remain untold. [Maryland Matters]

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