By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, MCPS released a summary of its initial investigation of issues connected to former Principal Joel Beidleman and his promotion amidst sexual harassment allegations. The Montgomery…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has released the following statement on the summary of MCPS’s sexual harassment investigation that was published last night. ***** Statement From Montgomery County…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi has written a memo to the county council finding misconduct by one of its employees. The IG found that…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has issued the following statement in response to the initial investigation of sexual harassment allegations against a former MCPS principal. *****…
A War for MCPS? Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. In Parts Three and Four, we described how an outside right wing group with national money could intervene effectively in our school board races. Now let’s look…
By Adam Pagnucco. Minutes ago, the school board posted a two-page letter to the county executive, the county council, the unions and two state legislators about its sexual harassment investigation…
A War for MCPS? Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Three, we covered how any national right-wing group must have a lot of money and a smart recruitment effort to take a shot at our…
Is Rent Control Coming to Howard County?
By Adam Pagnucco. A new coalition of progressive groups has announced its intention to pass a strong rent control law in Howard County. The press contact is Jake Burdett, a…
A War for MCPS? Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the possibility of right-wing outside groups playing in our school board races. Part Two listed the characteristics of those races. Some characteristics create challenges…
A War for MCPS? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the premise of this series: a long string of local controversies is creating an opening for national conservative groups to play in our school…