By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of last spring’s 4.7% property tax hike, which was levied in part to fund a big budget increase for MCPS, the school system is…
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MCPS Releases “A Framework for Change”
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has released a document titled, “Action Plan Update: A Framework for Change at MCPS.” The document is seven pages long. After describing the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As I have previously written, Council Member Will Jawando has introduced a bill to eliminate the tip credit for Montgomery County’s minimum wage. The bill comes despite…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Household income is a known predictor of turnout. In MoCo, wealthy areas like Bethesda and Chevy Chase are regularly among the county’s turnout leaders while less affluent…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin has sent an email to her members on recent events at MCPS, including their leadership changes and release of…
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Don’t Equivocate About Jew Hate
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Guest column by Montgomery County Council Member Andrew Friedson. On October 7th, 2023, nearly 1,500 innocent civilians were murdered and kidnapped in the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust….
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By Adam Pagnucco. I don’t run many endorsements by elected officials of each other. Most are perfunctory and generic. But I’m making an exception for Senator Jeff Waldstreicher’s endorsement of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Age is a known predictor of turnout. In MoCo, Leisure World is famous for its high turnout and led the county’s local areas in the 2022 Democratic…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Minutes ago, the school board released a redacted version of the report by law firm Jackson Lewis on MCPS’s sexual harassment scandal. And when I say redacted,…
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Are Heads Starting to Roll at MCPS?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last weekend, the Washington Post published another article on the mushrooming sexual harassment scandal at MCPS. According to the Post, Khalid Walker – an MCPS investigator who…