By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, MCPS released its spring 2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results by school. For the first time my sources can remember, MCPS released them in…
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MCPS Electric Bus Contractor Sues Competitor
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By Adam Pagnucco. Note: I have updated this post to include a response from Montgomery County’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the end. Three companies affiliated with Highland Electric…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I reported that MCPS was planning a massive boundary review contract stemming from three events: the reopening of Charles W. Woodward High School in North Bethesda,…
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Is Taylor Cleaning House at the Top?
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest questions about newish MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is when – or whether – he would replace MCPS’s top leadership team with his own…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This year was a huge one for the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), wielder of the mighty Apple Ballot. The union and its parent organization knocked out…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This year, three seats on Montgomery County’s school board are on the ballot. The contests are: At-Large: Lynne Harris vs Rita Montoya District 2: Brenda Diaz vs…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last February, I reported that Interim Superintendent Monique Felder had accepted $6,000 in payments from a company with ties to school vendors in one of her previous…
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By Adam Pagnucco. More than a year ago, I wrote a five-part series detailing how MCPS regularly transfers money budgeted for instructional salaries towards other purposes. In September 2023, MCPS…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS once had school resource officers (SROs) stationed at high schools. Three years ago, County Executive Marc Elrich announced that he was removing SROs from schools despite…
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest recent controversies at MCPS involves an effort by some parents to opt out of curriculum materials that they feel contradict their religious views. …