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. Part One introduced the premise of this series: the use of cast vote records to examine partisan differences in voting in the 2024 school board primary. Now…
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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. A year ago, I wrote about the unusual characteristics of school board elections. One of them is that members of multiple parties can pick between the same…
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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. A new poll by Gonzales Research finds that a majority of Maryland voters not only favor proceeding with new transportation projects – they are also willing to…
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Complaints to Inspector General Explode
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi has released her office’s FY24 annual report. The report summarizes the activities of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in…