Senator Paul Pinsky (D-22) and the Washington Post are squaring off over teacher evaluation standards. Here are the basic facts.Maryland, along with many other states, is competing to receive federal…
Education
Now Comes the Hard Part
Today, Maryland Democrats are celebrating the reelection of Governor Martin O’Malley, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski and their holding onto both chambers of the General Assembly. But the reality of governance…
Shirley Brandman’s General Election Mailer
In Part One, we showed how Bob Ehrlich’s positions on transportation and the Purple Line would damage Montgomery County. Today, we examine a different set of issues that are connected…
District 3 Board of Education candidate Karen Smith is blasting At-Large Board of Education candidate Lisa Lloyd for distributing a flyer that misrepresents her positions. And because the flyer lacks…
Ehrlich vs. O’Malley on School Construction
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…
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…
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…
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…