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…
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Shortly after SEIU’s Maryland and D.C. State Council made endorsements for state legislators, SEIU Local 500 (which represents school support staff and adjunct professors) released their county office endorsement list….
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According to Education Week, the Montgomery County Public Schools have the highest graduation rate of the nation’s 50 biggest school districts. Following is a statement from MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast.Friends,…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Three
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The school system was not the only powerful institution that was challenged by the budget. Also in the crosshairs were the public employee unions.Labor When analyzing the unions, it’s important…
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Surprise, surprise! Our sources tell us that the State Department of Education has approved Montgomery County’s FY 2011 Maintenance of Effort waiver request on a 7-5 vote. Wicomico County’s waiver…