By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, Council President Andrew Friedson introduced a one-time $20 million special appropriation to provide aid for businesses called the J.O.B.S. (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) program. …
MCEA
By Adam Pagnucco. For as long as I can remember, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 and the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) have been allies. That makes sense…
Teachers Get Ready to Fight
By Adam Pagnucco. On the same day that County Executive Marc Elrich released his FY25 recommended operating budget, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) blasted what it called its “punishing…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers and other employees in MCPS, is blasting County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY25 recommended operating budget for not fully…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last night’s meeting of the Montgomery County Education Association’s (MCEA) representative assembly produced its endorsements in the school board primaries. It also addressed a resolution calling for…
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. The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) is demanding that the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, reject a proposed resolution calling…
By Adam Pagnucco. I have been quoting the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) a lot lately on the regular controversies in MCPS and there are good reasons for that. First,…
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has declared her intention to resist an effort by the school board to oust her according to reporting by MoCo360 and the Washington…
By Adam Pagnucco. In response to today’s bombshell article in MoCo360 detailing alleged retaliation against an MCPS investigator looking into sexual harassment, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent…