Montgomery College adjunct professors have voted in favor of their new contract by an overwhelming margin. Provided that the college’s Board of Trustees approves it, this will conclude the biggest…
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The terms of Johnson’s departure are being kept confidential. Following is the press release from the college.Statement by Montgomery College Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Michael C. Lin to the…
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Weast Blasts Elrich
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In a wide-ranging interview with the Montgomery County Sentinel, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast singled out County Council Member Marc Elrich, a former fifth grade public school teacher, for special scorn….
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Montgomery College has broken Maryland’s Public Information Act (PIA), refusing to answer two PIA requests submitted by MPW concerning former President Brian Johnson’s expenses.Last summer, your author sent this PIA…
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And so it has begun. MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has fired the first shot in what may be his last and greatest battle: the fight over the Fiscal Year 2011…
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Weast: “Devastating Impact on the Children”
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The Rogue Superintendent, Part Four
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The worsening relationship between MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast and the County Council combined with Weast’s scheduled departure in 2011 calls into question the future of the school system. Let’s move…
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The Rogue Superintendent, Part Three
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Is Council Member Valerie Ervin right when she says that MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast is a rogue? Here’s what our informant network had to say.Spy #1: No, I do not…
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The Rogue Superintendent, Part Two
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One reason why Montgomery County is struggling so much over its maintenance of effort (MOE) issue is the rocky relationship between the County Council and its “Rogue Superintendent,” Jerry Weast….
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The Rogue Superintendent, Part One
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County Council Member Valerie Ervin, the Chair of the Council’s Education Committee, recently called MCPS leader Jerry Weast a “rogue superintendent.” That statement is a culmination of years of tension…