The latest Overview of State Aid to Local Governments contains two quick facts about Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) that state policymakers need to understand.First, MCPS leads the state in…
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MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast sent a memo to the Board of Education and an email to MCPS staff on Friday indicating his intention to cut 252 classroom positions in the…
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On the Post’s War Against MCEA, Part Three
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The Washington Post has twice depicted the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) as a “toxic influence” seeking to “squeeze enormous concessions” from MoCo taxpayers despite conclusive data to the contrary….
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On the Post’s War Against MCEA, Part Two
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The Post has alleged in two editorials that the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has abused its political power “to squeeze enormous concessions from the school system in past contract…
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MCEA Bargaining and Budget Update
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The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is bargaining a new contract with the Montgomery County Public Schools, as are SEIU Local 500 and the supervisors’ union. This video is a…
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Digging into Advanced Placement
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By Marc Korman. The Washington Post’s top notch education columnist, Jay Mathews, recently wrote about Advanced Placement Grade Reports. The reports give data behind the headline numbers of how many…
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MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has written a memo to the Board of Education comparing MCPS to Fairfax County Public Schools on Advanced Placement (AP) exam performance in 2009. The results…
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Grasmick’s Drop-Dead Letter to MoCo
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Yesterday, the Examiner reported that State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick denied County Executive Ike Leggett’s request for reconsideration of the county’s $46 million fine. Here is exactly what Grasmick…
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Maintenance of Effort is a Smart Law
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By Eric Luedtke. As a teacher, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some extraordinary children. But some of their parents have been just as extraordinary. Year after year, I’ve…
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And so it has begun. MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast has fired the first shot in what may be his last and greatest battle: the fight over the Fiscal Year 2011…