In a statement released to the media but not to County Council Members, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast puts the blame squarely on the council for the county’s setback on school…
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MoCo School Funding Dispute: A Way Out
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The intense school funding dispute now raging between the Montgomery County government and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) may be headed to court. But it does not have…
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Maryland’s Black Hole Gets Bigger
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In March, we referred to the State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) as “Maryland’s $10 Billion Black Hole.” Recent data proves we were too conservative: the black hole is now…
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An increasingly explosive dispute between Montgomery County and the state government over public school funding looks like it may be headed to court.This morning, the Post reported that Attorney General…
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SEIU Local 500, which won a campaign to represent Montgomery College’s adjunct professors in June 2008, has reached deadlock with the administration on a new contract. That does not bode…
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Here are the five most influential non-elected people in the county. Their key advantage: you can’t vote against them to get rid of them!5. Jon Gerson, Director of Community Outreach,…
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Politicians, pay attention. This is a new kind of labor leader.
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Earlier this morning, an incredible 83% of our site traffic consisted of direct entries to Montgomery College adjunct professor Victoria Baldassano’s guest post, “A Voice from the Other Half: Montgomery…
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Last week, the Montgomery College Board of Trustees suspended President Brian Johnson with pay for issues connected to his expenses and leadership. They also hired a retired college administrator as…
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By Victoria Baldassano. As a part-time professor who has taught English at Montgomery College since the fall of 2005, I have mixed emotions following the Board of Trustees decision to…