By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has announced its intention to file an unfair labor practice charge against MCPS. This is another shot fired in a conflict…
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Court Places Maryland PTA into Receivership
By Adam Pagnucco. The National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA) has announced that the Maryland Circuit Court for Montgomery County has placed the Maryland PTA into receivership. This long saga…
By Adam Pagnucco. A recent report by the General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits has identified several procurement and accounting issues inside MCPS, some of which are minor and some…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has announced that it is planning a rally for safe schools outside MCPS headquarters on Tuesday. The rally will be a…
Elrich and Gayles Comment on MCPS Reopening
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of MCEA’s resolution expressing no confidence in MCPS’s reopening plan, County Executive Marc Elrich and county health officer Travis Gayles were asked by the…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Board of Education and Superintendent Jack Smith just released a statement responding to MCEA’s resolution of no confidence in MCPS’s reopening plan. Their statement is reprinted…
By Adam Pagnucco. Minutes ago, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) released a statement that their worksite representatives had passed a resolution expressing “a lack of confidence” in MCPS’s reopening…
By Adam Pagnucco. Phase 1B of the state’s COVID vaccination schedule includes “education staff, including K-12 teachers, support staff and daycare providers.” Some counties are now starting vaccinations of school…
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith has announced his retirement. Smith, who once worked in the State Department of Education and is a former superintendent in Calvert County, was…
By Adam Pagnucco. In a letter written to the school board today, Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Chris Lloyd called for a number of measures to ensure that any…