By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has issued a statement of support for Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Taylor’s budget, requesting…
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Taylor’s Huge Ask
By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Superintendent Thomas Taylor announced the broad terms of his recommended budget. As I am writing this column (on Wednesday night), I don’t have a copy…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers in MCPS, has announced its support for four local bills introduced by Montgomery County’s state legislators. One of…
Taylor Explains the Boundary Study
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor has released a video explaining the school district’s new boundary study. The study, which will cover roughly three-quarters of MCPS’s high schools and…
MCPS’s Troubling Literacy and Math Scores
By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, MCPS released its spring 2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results by school. For the first time my sources can remember, MCPS released them in…
MCPS Electric Bus Contractor Sues Competitor
By Adam Pagnucco. Note: I have updated this post to include a response from Montgomery County’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the end. Three companies affiliated with Highland Electric…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I reported that MCPS was planning a massive boundary review contract stemming from three events: the reopening of Charles W. Woodward High School in North Bethesda,…
Is Taylor Cleaning House at the Top?
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest questions about newish MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is when – or whether – he would replace MCPS’s top leadership team with his own…
By Adam Pagnucco. This year was a huge one for the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), wielder of the mighty Apple Ballot. The union and its parent organization knocked out…
By Adam Pagnucco. This year, three seats on Montgomery County’s school board are on the ballot. The contests are: At-Large: Lynne Harris vs Rita Montoya District 2: Brenda Diaz vs…