By Adam Pagnucco. In making a generationally colossal budget ask last month, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor had a lot to say in an hour-plus presentation to stakeholders. (The video is…
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Political Awards, 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. With 2024 in the books, it’s time for our annual political awards column. Let’s get to the winners (and losers)! Best Media Outlet: Maryland Matters Hands down,…
Top Montgomery Perspective Posts of 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. As the year 2024 is about to end, let’s look at back at the stories YOU picked as the biggest ones on Montgomery Perspective over the past…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has issued a statement of support for Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Taylor’s budget, requesting…
Taylor’s Huge Ask
By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Superintendent Thomas Taylor announced the broad terms of his recommended budget. As I am writing this column (on Wednesday night), I don’t have a copy…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers in MCPS, has announced its support for four local bills introduced by Montgomery County’s state legislators. One of…
Taylor Explains the Boundary Study
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor has released a video explaining the school district’s new boundary study. The study, which will cover roughly three-quarters of MCPS’s high schools and…
MCPS’s Troubling Literacy and Math Scores
By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, MCPS released its spring 2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results by school. For the first time my sources can remember, MCPS released them in…
MCPS Electric Bus Contractor Sues Competitor
By Adam Pagnucco. Note: I have updated this post to include a response from Montgomery County’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the end. Three companies affiliated with Highland Electric…
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I reported that MCPS was planning a massive boundary review contract stemming from three events: the reopening of Charles W. Woodward High School in North Bethesda,…