By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has released the video below elaborating on its school reopening plan. The video was no doubt prompted by the Montgomery County Education Association’s statement that MCPS’s…
Education
By Adam Pagnuccco. Last night, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) held a town hall with its members to share its recent discussions with MCPS on a range of issues,…
By Sunil Dasgupta, candidate for Montgomery County Board of Education, At-large. Students, families, and school staff are waiting anxiously as MCPS debates what school will look like in the fall….
By Adam Pagnucco. Maryland’s two teachers unions – the Maryland State Education Association and the Baltimore Teachers Union – have signed a joint letter with the Maryland PTA to Governor…
Elrich Asks MCPS for Cuts
By Adam Pagnucco. In a memo to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Jack Smith, County Executive Marc Elrich is asking MCPS to make operating budget cuts along with the…
MCPS Survey Responses on Distance Learning
By Adam Pagnucco. On May 27, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released a summary of responses from local school districts to its survey on distance learning. However, MSDE…
Top Seventh State Stories, May 2020
By Adam Pagnucco. These were the top stories on Seventh State in May ranked by page views. 1. Miscreants Run Wild at Elrich Press Conference2. MoCo is a Turnout Outlier3….
Harris, Dasgupta Hold on to Leads
By Adam Pagnucco. Moments ago, the State Board of Elections updated its vote count of MoCo’s at-large school board race. Lynne Harris and Sunil Dasgupta have been in first and…
In-Person Vote Helps Dasgupta Over Austin
By Adam Pagnucco. Last night’s first results in MoCo’s at-large school board race had a partial count of vote-by-mail ballots. In that count, Lynne Harris had 28.3% of the vote,…
First School Board Results Favor Harris
By Adam Pagnucco. The first batch of MoCo school board results released by the State Board of Elections (SBE) at approximately 11:20 PM tonight favor former county PTA president Lynne…