By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday night, Montgomery County’s state legislators held their annual joint priorities hearing. The hearing, which goes on for several hours, features county elected officials, organization representatives…
Education
MCPS Hires Navarro
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has announced that it has hired former Council Member Nancy Navarro as a senior advisor for external affairs. Navarro’s role “will focus on advancing the priorities…
National Right Wing Group Sues MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. America First Legal, a group headed by former Trump advisor Stephen Miller, has filed a lawsuit against MCPS in federal court. The plaintiffs in the suit are…
By Adam Pagnucco. On October 23, a plaintiff known only as Jane Doe filed a civil discrimination lawsuit against the Montgomery County Board of Education and former principal Joel Beidleman…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent an email to its members discussing a potential class action lawsuit against MCPS. The email refers to a specific…
This Should Make MCPS Stakeholders Nervous
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, Maryland Matters reported on the State Board of Elections’ (SBE) biggest authority line fine in Maryland history. While the incident happened in Carroll County, it’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of last spring’s 4.7% property tax hike, which was levied in part to fund a big budget increase for MCPS, the school system is…
MCPS Releases “A Framework for Change”
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has released a document titled, “Action Plan Update: A Framework for Change at MCPS.” The document is seven pages long. After describing the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Jennifer Martin has sent an email to her members on recent events at MCPS, including their leadership changes and release of…
By Adam Pagnucco. Minutes ago, the school board released a redacted version of the report by law firm Jackson Lewis on MCPS’s sexual harassment scandal. And when I say redacted,…