By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I introduced this series by discussing my intentions in assembling this short questionnaire. Today, let’s begin with the most sweeping question I asked. Question: What is…
Board of Education
School Board Questionnaire: Introduction
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…
Apple Drops on School Board Race
By Adam Pagnucco. At tonight’s meeting of its representative assembly, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) decided on its endorsements in this year’s school board primaries. The lucky recipients are:…
By Adam Pagnucco. One question around this year’s school board races is whether Moms for Liberty will get involved. If you haven’t heard of them, they are a conservative group…
On School Board District 4
By Adam Pagnucco. Of the three school board races this year, the most interesting one is occurring in District 4. (All county voters can vote in all school board races,…
Are You Ready for Bethany Mandel?
By Adam Pagnucco. Four years ago, MoCo saw one of its wildest school board races of all time. (I wrote about it back then – here are links to Parts…
School Board Apologizes
By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, the school board released the comments of Board of Education President Karla Silvestre about MCPS’s recent sexual harassment and promotion scandal. Silvestre summarizes recent events,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Early reaction to the resignation of MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has begun to pour in. Much of the first batch of official quotes has already been summarized…
Campaign Finance Reports: School Board
By Adam Pagnucco. I have summarized the campaign finance reports of county elected officials and MoCo’s state legislators in prior posts. Let’s look at the school board, which has three…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I wrote a post about the powers the school board has over the superintendent. Those powers are substantial and include the ability to remove…
