Following are the remarks of Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Doug Prouty from the union’s recent legislative breakfast, in which he brands any handoff of teacher pensions to the…
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MoCo Delegation Considers MOE Waiver Bill
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The Montgomery County Delegation is now considering a local bill to waive the county’s Maintenance of Effort (MOE) penalty for FY 2010. Since the bill is co-sponsored by five of…
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Delegate Roger Manno (D-19) has proposed an ambitious plan to fix the state’s troubled teacher pension program as well as to prevent pension liabilities from getting passed down to the…
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Buried in a Washington Post article about the budget is this momentous passage: One way to lighten the state’s burden is to shift the rising cost of teacher pensions to…
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Maintenance of Effort is a Smart Law
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By Eric Luedtke. As a teacher, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some extraordinary children. But some of their parents have been just as extraordinary. Year after year, I’ve…
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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…