By Adam Pagnucco.
Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in September 2026, ranked by page views.
1. MCPS Announces Engagement Calendar for School Closures
2. Inspector General Finds County Attorney Employee Misused County Vehicle
4. Council Candidate: Mossad Controls MoCo Elected Officials
5. Why MCPS’s New Consolidation Plan Raises Serious Concerns for Montgomery County Families
6. Jawando Recovers from Heart Attack
7. Republicans Withdraw Support of Maldonado
8. Police Chief is Out – So is Inspector General Report
9. Jawando: No General Election Debates with Wells
10. Is This Negative Mailer Fair?
As the general election approaches, there is a bit of interest in the county executive race (Democrat Will Jawando vs Republican Esther Wells), the school board election (specifically Brenda Diaz) and the county GOP’s action to sanction its District 7 council candidate, Harold Maldonado.
But these are passing things compared to continued significant change at MCPS. The number one story for last month, which printed MCPS’s engagement calendar for school closures, was the fifth most-read story on Montgomery Perspective this year. (The top four were MoCo’s Shocking Homeowner Tax Hike, State Board of Elections Wants “Detailed Written Explanation” from Jawando, Another Tax Hike? and Taylor: “What’s the Worst That Could Happen? They Fire Me?”)
Superintendent Thomas Taylor is a consequential figure in MCPS and Montgomery County history. In his two-plus years at MCPS, he has won significant operating budget increases, instituted new boundaries for most high schools and middle schools (including a relocation of Wootton to the Crown site in Gaithersburg), abolished the Downcounty Consortium and created a new academic program region structure. And he is not done as the current round of elementary and middle school closures and consolidations could be even more intense than the high school reorganization. Whether you agree with him or not, Taylor is going to leave his mark on MCPS, and through it, the future of Montgomery County.
On to October!