By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the most discussed MCPS stories of 2021, a kindergarten student was traumatized by two police officers after he left his elementary school. The video…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two months ago, I reported that MCPS had used a $105,000 emergency procurement contract to hire a crisis communications contractor to help it deal with the apocalyptic…
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Police Chief Goes to Work for MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring from his position at the police department, has been hired by MCPS as its new Chief of Security…
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By Adam Pagnucco. With new permanent Superintendent Thomas Taylor due to assume his position imminently, MCPS Interim Superintendent Monique Felder has informed school employees of several changes among central office…
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Meet Your New Superintendent
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yes, this is him. This is Thomas Taylor in his former job in Stafford County Public Schools. My guess is that Taylor does not dress like this…
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Stafford County Public Schools vs MCPS
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s hiring of Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor has been brewing for a while. As it became clear that Taylor was the choice, my sources…
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MCPS Announces New Superintendent
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has announced the hiring of Thomas Taylor, who has been the superintendent in Stafford County, Virginia, as its new permanent superintendent. Taylor grew up in the…
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A Moment with Monifa
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By Adam Pagnucco. Monifa McKnight, the former MCPS superintendent who mismanaged the Beidleman scandal, hired a crisis management contractor, presided over huge legal fees, was the first Montgomery superintendent who…
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Jennifer Martin’s Greatest Hits
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By Adam Pagnucco. I first met Jennifer Martin almost a decade ago when she was vice president of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA). I didn’t speak to her long,…
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What Were They Thinking?
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of MCPS’s layoff-free budget adjustments, I keep hearing the same question asked about MCPS leadership over and over: What were they thinking? First, let’s…