Is Council Member Valerie Ervin right when she says that MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast is a rogue? Here’s what our informant network had to say.Spy #1: No, I do not…
Jerry Weast
The Rogue Superintendent, Part Two
One reason why Montgomery County is struggling so much over its maintenance of effort (MOE) issue is the rocky relationship between the County Council and its “Rogue Superintendent,” Jerry Weast….
The Rogue Superintendent, Part One
County Council Member Valerie Ervin, the Chair of the Council’s Education Committee, recently called MCPS leader Jerry Weast a “rogue superintendent.” That statement is a culmination of years of tension…
In a statement released to the media but not to County Council Members, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast puts the blame squarely on the council for the county’s setback on school…
Here are the five most influential non-elected people in the county. Their key advantage: you can’t vote against them to get rid of them!5. Jon Gerson, Director of Community Outreach,…
Last year, the General Assembly unanimously passed a bill that created a searchable online database of vendor payments by state agencies exceeding $25,000. Montgomery County Council Members Phil Andrews and…
In a shocking memo only now making the rounds of Montgomery County’s political and educational communities, Superintendent of Schools Jerry Weast reveals that a mistake in state budget formulas resulted…
By Eric Luedtke. For those of you on a time crunch, here’s the summary: Teachers are essential to student success. Teachers are probably losing most if not all of their…
County Council District 4 Round-Up
OK everybody, with less than two weeks to go, here’s the latest.1. The Prince George’s County Council District 5 special election has MoCo campaign operatives’ tongues wagging. In that seven-candidate…