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…
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Top Stories: March 2024
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in March 2024, ranked by page views. 1. What MCPS Employees Think About Their Schools, Part Five 2….
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday afternoon, the county’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a memorandum finding that that Sargent Shriver Elementary School violated MCPS policy when it transferred grant funds…
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MCPS’s Crisis Management Contractor
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in October, MCPS was in the throes of the Joel Beidleman scandal, in which allegations of sexual harassment against a principal led to the fall of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has been regarded as one of the best school systems in Maryland, and much of the nation, for a long time. But shocking stats on college…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In 2019, new MCPS Interim Superintendent Monique Felder was investigated by Nashville’s local government over payments made to her by an outside group when she was a…
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Teachers Get Ready to Fight
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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…
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Did MCPS Settle with Beidleman?
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By Adam Pagnucco. When the Washington Post reported on allegations of sexual harassment against former MCPS Principal Joel Beidleman last summer, the resulting scandal set off a firestorm and led…
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Revealed: McKnight’s Separation Agreement
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By Adam Pagnucco. On the night that former Superintendent Monifa McKnight left MCPS, I filed a Maryland Public Information Act request seeking details of her post-employment compensation. Minutes ago, MCPS…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is an interesting wrinkle that showed up in the data. Is a positive employee climate associated with student achievement? There might be reason to believe so….