By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS is getting ready to implement draconian personnel measures, possibly including layoffs or furloughs. Such actions would harm morale, recruitment and retention in the school system and…
Maintenance of Effort
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start with this. There must not be layoffs in MCPS. Historically, MCPS has been the crown jewel of Montgomery County. Its excellence has been our primary…
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Ali’s Education Contrast Mailer
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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,…
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Surprise, surprise! Our sources tell us that the State Department of Education has approved Montgomery County’s FY 2011 Maintenance of Effort waiver request on a 7-5 vote. Wicomico County’s waiver…
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Weast Whips the Council!
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Panhandlers of MoCo
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Montgomery County is the Economic Engine of Maryland. The county accounts for one-sixth of the state’s population, one-fifth of its employment and tax receipts, one-fourth of its personal income and…
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School Unions Hit Back on Furloughs
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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…
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MCPS/Council Relationship Hits Bottom
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Budget pressures and rumors of litigation have caused a considerable rift between the County Council and the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system. It is possible that the relationship between…
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Dealing with Waivers
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By Marc Korman. On February 23rd the State Board of Education announced a process to allow school systems to receive a waiver from the requirement that they be open for…
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MoCo Budget Ugliness Never Ends
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Have you ever encountered a cockroach that was almost as big as your foot? And upon stomping on the creature, the roach looked up at you and said, “Is that…
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