By Adam Pagnucco. J. Wellington Wimpy, the gluttonous character in Popeye cartoons, loved to say, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Would the county council give Wimpy…
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Mink’s Plan to Save MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s dire warning about the MCPS budget, one council member rose up with a plan to save the school district: Kristin…
Taylor to Council: “Please Don’t Do This”
By Adam Pagnucco. As the county council ponders funding MCPS at tens of millions of dollars beneath its requested FY27 operating budget, Superintendent Thomas Taylor has issued a warning to…
Guest column by Marissa Valeri, Councilmember, City of Rockville. Montgomery County calls itself a leader on educational equity. The budget currently before the County Council will test whether that’s true….
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, the county council issued a proclamation recognizing Education Appreciation Week. Several educators appeared in the council chambers to comment on the proclamation. Among them was…
MCEA Warns of “Devastating Cuts” to MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President David Stein has released a video calling on his members to resist “devastating cuts” to MCPS. The video comes as the…
Guest column by Elisa Chen Sukhobok. Across all 24 school districts, Maryland taxpayers were told a straightforward story: state funding for new school construction would be based on demonstrated need—ensuring…
Coalition Forms to Advocate for Turf Fields
By Adam Pagnucco. The use of artificial turf fields by county agencies has long been controversial, with opponents pointing to health and safety concerns and supporters discussing durability and playability. …
By Adam Pagnucco. The Community and Education Policy Alliance, Inc. (CEPA), a 501(c)(4) nonprofit formed to keep Wootton High School open, is appealing MCPS’s decision to relocate Wootton to the…
Guest column by Hannah Donart, MPH. Our children thrive in healthy, safe environments where they learn, play, and grow. Plastic turf is an unregulated, expensive, hot, toxic, unsustainable athletic surface…
