Following is an open letter sent by a group of Montgomery County public school teachers to the Post’s editorial board about their recent editorials targeting the Montgomery County Education Association…
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Dealing with Waivers
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By Marc Korman. On February 23rd the State Board of Education announced a process to allow school systems to receive a waiver from the requirement that they be open for…
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Doug Prouty, the President of the Montgomery County Educations Association, which represents teachers in MoCo, will be on the “Political Pulse” TV Show on:Thurs, March 4th at 9 p.m.Fri-Sun, March…
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Post Cherrypicks Teacher Salary Data
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In its latest attempt to annihilate the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), the Washington Post may have done the unthinkable: cherrypick data from a lowly blog in order to manipulate…
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MoCo Budget Ugliness Never Ends
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Have you ever encountered a cockroach that was almost as big as your foot? And upon stomping on the creature, the roach looked up at you and said, “Is that…
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The Campus is the Wrong Place for a Hospital
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By Gene Counihan. As a former trustee of Montgomery College (1998 until September 2009) as well as a current member of the Governing Board of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, I…
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MCEA Bargaining and Budget Update
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The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is bargaining a new contract with the Montgomery County Public Schools, as are SEIU Local 500 and the supervisors’ union. This video is a…
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Digging into Advanced Placement
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By Marc Korman. The Washington Post’s top notch education columnist, Jay Mathews, recently wrote about Advanced Placement Grade Reports. The reports give data behind the headline numbers of how many…
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MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has written a memo to the Board of Education comparing MCPS to Fairfax County Public Schools on Advanced Placement (AP) exam performance in 2009. The results…
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MoCo PTAs Support MOE Fine Waiver
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The Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) has written the Montgomery County Delegation Chairs, Delegate Brian Feldman (D-15) and Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18), in support of a local…