Montgomery County and Fairfax County, the economic engines of their respective states, have much in common. One characteristic they share is excellent schools.Residents of Montgomery and Fairfax are virtually obsessed…
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What We Are Watching in Annapolis
While the mainstream media titillates itself with the University of Maryland porn scandal, here’s what we have our eyes on in the rest of the General Assembly session.Misclassification Bill Despite…
At this moment, the County Council, the Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) and the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are locked in a struggle over the dates of the…
Last year, the General Assembly unanimously passed a bill that created a searchable online database of vendor payments by state agencies exceeding $25,000. Montgomery County Council Members Phil Andrews and…
Where MoCo’s State School Aid Went
As we reported last month, a state property assessment mistake overestimated Montgomery County’s relative wealth level, thereby sending $24 million in state school aid that should have gone to Montgomery…
In a shocking memo only now making the rounds of Montgomery County’s political and educational communities, Superintendent of Schools Jerry Weast reveals that a mistake in state budget formulas resulted…
MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAASP) have reached a tentative deal with the school system on contract savings. Here are the…
By Eric Luedtke. For those of you on a time crunch, here’s the summary: Teachers are essential to student success. Teachers are probably losing most if not all of their…
MoCo School Unions Agree to Reopen Contracts
Below is the text of a press release from MCEA, SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Association of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (MCAASP), the three unions that represent employees…
Montgomery County Council Member Nancy Floreen challenged all county agencies to present a plan to cut their budgets by 2% below the County Executive’s proposal on her blog today.Floreen contends…