State political news has been dominated this week by the debate between Bob Ehrlich and Martin O’Malley on state education aid, a worthy topic on which we will have some…
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County Executive Ike Leggett released the following statement today on Bob Ehrlich’s proposed cut to state aid for Montgomery County Public Schools. Former Governor Bob Ehrlich’s proposal to eliminate Maryland’s…
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Hans Riemer, one of the Democratic Party’s four nominees for council at-large, is protesting GOP Governor candidate Bob Ehrlich’s proposed cut to MoCo’s state education aid. Following is his press…
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Following is a policy piece released by at-large candidate Hans Riemer’s campaign on public schools.##### Montgomery County is in the midst of an ongoing fiscal crisis. Teacher pay has been…
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On the School Board Races
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By Laura Berthiaume. I am not up for election in 2010. Thank goodness. I did not have to campaign in over 50 plus days of 90 degree plus heat, my…
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Ali’s Education Contrast Mailer
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Here’s a contrast mailer on education sent out by District 39 Senate challenger Saqib Ali against Senator Nancy King. This is a more respectable piece than anything involving Disney characters,…
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Nancy King’s Education Mailer
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As a two-term member of the school board, a frequent endorsee of MCEA and a member of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee’s education subcommittee, it makes sense that Senator…
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By Steve Simon. As my former boss, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast, announces his retirement today, I will say… there are all kinds of leaders. Most people recognize that he has…
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Berthiaume Takes on Weast, Post
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In an incredible op-ed in the Washington Post, Board of Education Member Laura Berthiaume publicly calls out both MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast and the newspaper itself. Here’s an excerpt: In…
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MCGEO Targets Schools in Questionnaire
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The Municipal and County Government Employees Organization (MCGEO), which represents most county employees other than police officers, fire fighters and school workers, has included the following six questions in its…