By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin has just released a video in which she states that while MCPS likely won’t implement layoffs, furloughs and other…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, we reported that the staff union of the Sierra Club alleged union busting by the group’s executive director, Ben Jealous. Now, the union is alleging…
Do They Really Need to Do That?
By Adam Pagnucco. As this sudden and torturous budgetary upheaval in MCPS proceeds to its doom-laden conclusion, I keep hearing the same question from my sources: “Do they really need…
Top Stories: May 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in May 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Are Layoffs Necessary at MCPS? 2. Will MCPS Implement Layoffs?…
Superintendent Comments on School Staffing
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, Interim Superintendent Monique Felder sent out a mass email commenting on MCPS’s adjustments to school staffing. In the email, she discusses “a one-student-per-class increase across…
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS is getting ready to implement draconian personnel measures, possibly including layoffs or furloughs. Such actions would harm morale, recruitment and retention in the school system and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start with this. There must not be layoffs in MCPS. Historically, MCPS has been the crown jewel of Montgomery County. Its excellence has been our primary…
By Adam Pagnucco. According to a memo sent out on Friday evening by Peter Moran, MCPS Chief of School Support and Well-Being, principals will receive information about staffing reductions at…
By Adam Pagnucco. Seven Republican delegates – Matt Morgan (St. Mary’s), Lauren Arikan (Harford), Robin Grammer (Baltimore County), Kathy Szeliga (Baltimore County), Mark Fisher (Calvert), Brian Chisholm (Anne Arundel) and…
By Adam Pagnucco. One issue that has received a lot of attention in the press recently is the worldwide protest movement against Israel’s tactics in its war against Hamas in…