Education
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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…
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Valerie Ervin on Maintenance of Effort
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Following is an op-ed on the state’s Maintenance of Effort (MOE) law by County Council Member Valerie Ervin, Chair of the Council’s Education Committee, that appeared in the Gazette earlier…
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A Note on Maintenance of Effort
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One of the points made by Blair Lee in his must-read column on the state’s Maintenance of Effort (MOE) law for school funding is that Montgomery County has been paying…
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Following is the press release from the college.Media Contacts: Elizabeth Homan, 240-567-7970; Brett Eaton, 240-567-7952 Montgomery College and SEIU Reach Tentative Agreement on Contract for Part-time Faculty Members SEIU Membership…
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This concludes nearly two years of organizing and bargaining. Following is the press release from SEIU Local 500.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Anna Oman, Communications Director (301) 740-7123omana@seiu500.org PART-TIME FACULTY SETTLES…
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County Council Member Marc Elrich, a former 5th grade teacher at MCPS for many years, offered the following comments about the county’s school funding conflict with the state.##### The State…