By Adam Pagnucco. Board of Education President Julie Yang and MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor have announced a budget deal with the council in a press release reprinted below. The release…
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MCPS Announces Cell Phone Policy
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has announced its policy on use of cell phones and other mobile devices by students for the next school year, an issue sure to interest many…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s huge boundary study, which includes roughly three-quarters of the district’s high schools and middle schools, is a high-stakes exercise. School boundary adjustments are a heavy lift…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in February, I reported on a dear colleague letter written by a U.S. Department of Education official attacking diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and threatening…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s ongoing boundary study is heating up as activists get organized to participate. But now it’s getting hotter as a planning board member has waded into the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this month, I published a column on security issues at John F. Kennedy High School. In the last two years, the school was the subject of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote about how the PTA president of New Hampshire Estates Elementary School had testified before the school board that “Every single staff member and…
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MCPS Responds to Mold Testimony
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about school board testimony by New Hampshire Estates Elementary School PTA President Nancy McInerney describing mold at her school. I asked MCPS to comment. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in December, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor proposed a $10 million, 20 percent increase in the district’s maintenance of plant spending as part of his recommended FY26…
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Teachers Union Praises Elrich Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has released a statement praising County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY26 operating budget. The Board of Education had requested a $333…