By Adam Pagnucco. I have previously reported on the sexual discrimination lawsuit by Jane Doe, an MCPS teacher, against former Principal Joel Beidleman and the school system as well as…
Education
Will MCPS Implement Layoffs?
By Adam Pagnucco. A document provided yesterday by MCPS management to the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers and other educators in the school system, notifies MCPS unions…
Mandel: “We’re Going to Expose Every Secret”
By Adam Pagnucco. District 4 school board candidate Bethany Mandel has sent a robocall and text to county voters. These are the only mass communications in the school board race…
By Adam Pagnucco. Accountability. We hear this word from county leaders All. The. Time. But when the time comes to actually impose it, the concept is nowhere to be found…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote that the school board candidates had no money. Well guess what? Now that the second and last pre-primary campaign finance reports are in,…
Montoya Condemns Antisemitism in New Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. School board candidate Rita Montoya, who is running for an at-large seat and has been endorsed by the teachers, has sent out a mailer condemning antisemitism and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, Council President Andrew Friedson introduced a one-time $20 million special appropriation to provide aid for businesses called the J.O.B.S. (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) program. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Frustrated by the details of their temporary move to Woodward High School, Northwood High School students are planning to walk out tomorrow. Among their complaints are the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, the school board reviewed MCPS’s legal fees in FY24. And here’s the headline: if the current trend continues, MCPS could eventually pay out more legal fees…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Zionist Organization of America, a nonprofit devoted to “defending Israel and the Jewish people,” has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education…