By Adam Pagnucco. The state and county governments have many citizen boards. The overwhelming majority of them are advisory and have little actual power. But there is one board that…
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By Michael Knapp, Chair, Montgomery College Board of Trustees. Since the presidential campaigns of 2016, candidates for numerous state and local offices have identified providing free access to college as…
Hogan’s Campaign Against Public Schools
By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Larry Hogan is the most dedicated opponent of Maryland public schools in recent memory. And now, new rankings of states in a respected education publication show…
Pinsky vs. the Post on Teacher Evaluation
Senator Paul Pinsky (D-22) and the Washington Post are squaring off over teacher evaluation standards. Here are the basic facts.Maryland, along with many other states, is competing to receive federal…
In Part One, we showed how Bob Ehrlich’s positions on transportation and the Purple Line would damage Montgomery County. Today, we examine a different set of issues that are connected…
Ehrlich vs. O’Malley on School Construction
State political news has been dominated this week by the debate between Bob Ehrlich and Martin O’Malley on state education aid, a worthy topic on which we will have some…
Following is a policy piece released by at-large candidate Hans Riemer’s campaign on public schools.##### Montgomery County is in the midst of an ongoing fiscal crisis. Teacher pay has been…
Scott Goldberg’s Education Mailer
Ali’s Education Contrast Mailer
Here’s a contrast mailer on education sent out by District 39 Senate challenger Saqib Ali against Senator Nancy King. This is a more respectable piece than anything involving Disney characters,…
School Unions Hit Back on Furloughs
The three public school unions – MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAAP) – have written the County Council in opposition to…