By Adam Pagnucco. This year saw one of the most contentious school board primaries in recent county history. With incumbent at-large school board member Jeanette Dixon announcing her retirement, a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This year has four hotly contested county ballot questions and at least one legitimately contested school board election. But here is something folks tend to forget: not…
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School Board Campaign Finances, October 18
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By Adam Pagnucco. The school board candidates’ last campaign finance reports prior to the general election were submitted to the state on Friday. The table below shows money raised and…
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Reopening Plans – MCPS is Behind
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Guest column by Lynne Harris, Candidate for Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large. Reopening schools – safely – is critical. As an MCPS teacher, parent, a nurse and a public…
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Would Question B Harm Schools?
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the key claims made by some opponents of Question B (Robin Ficker’s latest charter amendment on taxes) is that it will harm schools by limiting…
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Teachers Repond to Lynne Harris
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Guest blog by Grace Lovelace, David Stein and Kerrin Torres-Meriwether. Classroom educators in MCPS, such as ourselves, were disappointed by Board of Education candidate Lynne Harris’s comments to the Blair…
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By Adam Pagnucco. School board at-large candidate Lynne Harris, who blasted the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) for allegedly obstructing school reopening, has apologized. Harris issued the statement below on…
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Harris Blasts MCEA Over School Reopening
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By Adam Pagnucco. Silver Chips, the online newspaper for Blair High School, had quite a scoop yesterday. The newspaper asked school board at-large candidates Lynne Harris and Sunil Dasgupta for…
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Guest column by Dr. Sunil Dasgupta, Candidate for Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large. MCPS’s decision to start the 45 day clock on potentially reopening school buildings is premature. While…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In one of his patented straight talk moments, Council Member Craig Rice has implored residents to wear masks and heed social distancing requirements if they want schools…