By Adam Pagnucco. In prior articles, I reported on the admission by MCPS officials of skyrocketing poor performance fees associated with its electric bus contract and the fact that two…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s failed electric bus contract, the subject of an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report detailing its “wasteful spending,” is more than just a government procurement gone…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s resume our interview with MCEA President David Stein. (You can read Part One here.) ***** MCEA President David Stein. Q: How is the new superintendent, Thomas…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, we reported that MCPS is planning a massive boundary review that would affect 19 of its 25 high schools and a similar proportion of middle schools. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the things that makes the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) unusual is that it has a lot of leaders. Unlike the huge majority of local…
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Bus Contract Fees Owed to MCPS Skyrocket
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in July, Montgomery County Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi found “wasteful spending” in an MCPS electric bus contract and estimated that the contractor owed the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Five years ago, a planned countywide school boundary analysis by MCPS led to a heated parent uprising and became a huge issue in the 2020 school board…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, the Montgomery County Republican Party sent out a blast email promoting the candidacy of Brenda Diaz for the District 2 school board seat. Diaz, a former…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I reported on a joint letter by the principals of Odessa Shannon Middle School, Kennedy High School and Wheaton High School on a “gun-related incident”…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I reported that the principals of three MCPS schools – Odessa Shannon MS, Kennedy HS and Wheaton HS – had sent a notice to parents of…