By Adam Pagnucco. Previously, I introduced this series and asked the candidates about what they believed was MCPS’s biggest problem, their experience with budgets and their opinions on the incumbents. …
Education
By Adam Pagnucco. The Black Alliance for Peace and the DMV chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) are alleging that Montgomery College has retaliated against Professor Gus Griffin over…
By Adam Pagnucco. Previously, I introduced this series and asked the candidates about what they believed was MCPS’s biggest problem and their experience with budgets. Today, let’s talk about incumbency….
By Adam Pagnucco. Previously, I introduced this series and asked the candidates about what they believed was MCPS’s biggest problem. Today, let’s talk about budgets. MCPS’s FY24 operating budget totals…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I introduced this series by discussing my intentions in assembling this short questionnaire. Today, let’s begin with the most sweeping question I asked. Question: What is…
School Board Questionnaire: Introduction
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, I wrote a post titled The Worst Part of Campaigning. It was about questionnaires. If you’re a candidate for pretty much anything, expect to…
Is this Academic Freedom? Or Hate Speech?
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…
Revealed: McKnight’s Separation Agreement
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…
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….
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…