By Marc Korman. The Maryland General Assembly has a bad habit of stepping all over academic freedom and interfering in the University of Maryland’s mission to educate its students during…
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Save a Little Money for a Rainy Day
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By Marc Korman. County Executive Ike Leggett’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposal was recently released. Included was a proposal for the current fiscal year (2010) that the County tap its…
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The Attorney General and Impeachment
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By Marc Korman. Shortly after Attorney General Doug Gansler issued an opinion regarding recognition of out of state gay marriages, Anne Arundel County Republican Delegate Don Dwyer issued a press…
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By Marc Korman. On Sunday, May 2nd the Montgomery County Democratic Party is holding its annual Spring Ball. As part of the annual event, the Party gives out awards to…
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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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By Marc Korman. Montgomery County Planning Board Chair Royce Hanson is not seeking reappointment and the Council has begun advertising the vacancy. Before looking forward, it might be helpful to…
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A New Alternative for County Involvement?
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By Marc Korman. Back in January, Adam posted a story about change in the civic world of Montgomery County. Rumor has it some of that change is going to come…
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By Marc Korman. Back in October I wrote about campaign finance reports for the US House of Representatives candidates. Unlike state campaign finance reports, federal reports are released quarterly. Reports…
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Digging into Advanced Placement
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By Marc Korman. The Washington Post’s top notch education columnist, Jay Mathews, recently wrote about Advanced Placement Grade Reports. The reports give data behind the headline numbers of how many…
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The Main Event: Fairfax v. Montgomery
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By Marc Korman. There has been a lot of attention given to the Office of Legislative Oversight’s “Comparative Data on Montgomery County and Fairfax County.” Of course, Adam wrote up…