By Adam Pagnucco. When the Washington Post reported on allegations of sexual harassment against former MCPS Principal Joel Beidleman last summer, the resulting scandal set off a firestorm and led…
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By Adam Pagnucco. New Census estimates of population in 2023 show slow growth for most of Maryland and the D.C. region. Compared with 2020, population growth is close to nil…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Black Alliance for Peace and the DMV chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) are alleging that Montgomery College has retaliated against Professor Gus Griffin over…
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Disruption in the Libraries
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By Adam Pagnucco. In 2004, then-County Executive Doug Duncan had the county council pass a law prohibiting disruptive behavior at public facilities. One provision of the law requires the chief…
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Police Union Speaks Out on Staffing Bomb
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By Adam Pagnucco. Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 35, which represents Montgomery County police officers, has released a statement on my post of yesterday about police staffing. That post…
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School Board Questionnaire: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, I wrote a post titled The Worst Part of Campaigning. It was about questionnaires. If you’re a candidate for pretty much anything, expect to…
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Is this Academic Freedom? Or Hate Speech?
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By Adam Pagnucco. On March 7, Montgomery College President Jermaine Williams issued a statement of condemnation against a virtual Zoom panel held by a faculty member using college resources earlier…
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The Police Staffing Bomb
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have written many times about Montgomery County’s problems with police department staffing. Here is a sample. MoCo’s Recent Record on Police Staffing, Part One (February, 2023):…
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Revealed: McKnight’s Separation Agreement
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By Adam Pagnucco. On the night that former Superintendent Monifa McKnight left MCPS, I filed a Maryland Public Information Act request seeking details of her post-employment compensation. Minutes ago, MCPS…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is an interesting wrinkle that showed up in the data. Is a positive employee climate associated with student achievement? There might be reason to believe so….