By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we found out that MCPS’s actual spending on instructional salaries regularly falls short of its appropriations. What happens to this money? It turns out…
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Pay the Teachers, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we examined the basics on MCPS’s operating budget in preparation for answering one question: what happens to teacher salary money after it is approved? …
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Pay the Teachers, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich and the school board are marketing his 10 percent property tax increase on the notion that it is intended to finance higher teacher…
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Guest column by Steven Sellers Lapham. In his guest column, “MCPS is Failing to Protect Jewish Children,” Joel Rubin decries acts of antisemitism by young people. Our schools must be…
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MCPS is Failing to Protect Jewish Children
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Guest column by Joel Rubin, Vice Mayor, Town of Chevy Chase. As the father of two multiracial Jewish daughters in the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system, I am deeply…
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MCEA Wants a Ten Percent Raise
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is holding a rally today with one specific purpose: to persuade MCPS to ask for enough funding to finance a ten…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has announced its launch of a multimedia public awareness campaign to supplement its negotiations with the school…
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MCEA Speaks Out on MCPS Budget
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers, guidance counselors, speech pathologists, media specialists and other educators in MCPS, has issued the statement below on MCPS…
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Jack Smith Reflects on MCPS COVID Policies
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By Adam Pagnucco. In an article in Harvard University’s Education Next publication, former MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith reflects on his COVID policies during the pandemic. While the article is about…
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MCEA and MCPS Agree on Rules for Bargaining
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and MCPS have agreed on rules for their upcoming bargaining sessions. MCEA had wanted to open up those sessions to its…