By Adam Pagnucco. Monifa McKnight, the former MCPS superintendent who mismanaged the Beidleman scandal, hired a crisis management contractor, presided over huge legal fees, was the first Montgomery superintendent who…
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Jennifer Martin’s Greatest Hits
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By Adam Pagnucco. I first met Jennifer Martin almost a decade ago when she was vice president of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA). I didn’t speak to her long,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Committee for Better Government, a group organized by former Republican county executive candidate Reardon Sullivan, has delivered more than 13,000 signatures to the county executive’s office…
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What Were They Thinking?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of MCPS’s layoff-free budget adjustments, I keep hearing the same question asked about MCPS leadership over and over: What were they thinking? First, let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has issued a memorandum of investigation finding problems with the Office of Human Rights’ intake and handling of complaints. According…
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Showdown at the School Board
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By Adam Pagnucco. Right before the school board passed its budget adjustment package yesterday, which avoided earlier predictions of potential layoffs, Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin upbraided…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When Sinclair Broadcasting Group Executive Chairman David D. Smith bought the Baltimore Sun in January, concerns immediately arose that Smith would move the newspaper closer to the…
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MCPS Confirms No Teacher Layoffs
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a message just sent to MCPS employees, MCPS has confirmed my analysis of its budget package as not containing layoffs. The school system now states that…
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By Adam Pagnucco. After getting $31 million less from the county council than it requested, MCPS management raised the possibility of reductions in force (terminations) affecting “all employee groups” and…
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Is the Party Over?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Regular gains in revenues. Surging reserves. Easy money. There may be chaos in MCPS and acrimony between the county executive and the county council (what’s new?), but…