By Adam Pagnucco. As a charter amendment establishing a two-term limit for county executive nears the 2024 general election ballot, County Executive Marc Elrich has…
Will the County Council Rescue Elrich?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, when I revealed that Reardon “Sully” Sullivan’s term limits group had begun submitting ballot signatures to limit the county executive…
By Adam Pagnucco. With new permanent Superintendent Thomas Taylor due to assume his position imminently, MCPS Interim Superintendent Monique Felder has informed school employees of…
Meet Your New Superintendent
By Adam Pagnucco. Yes, this is him. This is Thomas Taylor in his former job in Stafford County Public Schools. My guess is that Taylor…
Stafford County Public Schools vs MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s hiring of Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has been brewing for a while. As it became clear that Taylor…
MCPS Announces New Superintendent
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has announced the hiring of Thomas Taylor, who has been the superintendent in Stafford County, Virginia, as its new permanent superintendent. …
A Moment with Monifa
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…
Jennifer Martin’s Greatest Hits
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…
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…
What Were They Thinking?
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…