By Adam Pagnucco. Geoffrey Grammer, a psychiatrist and veteran who has been running as a Democrat in Congressional District 6, has ended his campaign today. He has endorsed fellow Democrat…
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Is this Academic Freedom? Or Hate Speech?
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By Adam Pagnucco. On March 7, Montgomery College President Jermaine Williams issued a statement of condemnation against a virtual Zoom panel held by a faculty member using college resources earlier…
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The Police Staffing Bomb
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have written many times about Montgomery County’s problems with police department staffing. Here is a sample. MoCo’s Recent Record on Police Staffing, Part One (February, 2023):…
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Revealed: McKnight’s Separation Agreement
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By Adam Pagnucco. On the night that former Superintendent Monifa McKnight left MCPS, I filed a Maryland Public Information Act request seeking details of her post-employment compensation. Minutes ago, MCPS…
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Elrich Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza
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By Adam Pagnucco. Even though the war between Israel and Hamas is occurring on the other side of the planet, it has been one of the hardest issues for elected…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is an interesting wrinkle that showed up in the data. Is a positive employee climate associated with student achievement? There might be reason to believe so….
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers and other employees in MCPS, is blasting County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY25 recommended operating budget for not fully…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has released his recommended FY25 operating budget today. It now heads to the county council for its review. The council approves the operating…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has filed a civil lawsuit against Carolyn Chen, a former county council staffer who left the council last fall. Moderately…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A group of former members of the county council and school board have written to County Executive Marc Elrich asking him to attach some strings to MCPS’s…