By Adam Pagnucco. The scandal over sexual harassment allegations against former Principal Joel Beidleman, which was kicked off by an August 11, 2023 Washington Post article, will go down as…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Dr. Thomas Taylor, MCPS’s new superintendent, has apologized to parents for the school system’s handling of the Montgomery Virtual Academy, which is being eliminated this year as…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The school board is seeking applicants for a vacancy on its five-member ethics panel. According to the board’s website, the ethics panel’s responsibilities include interpreting the Board…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The University of Maryland (UMD) has hired former MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight as “its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence,” an event which was covered by…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When MCPS revealed that it had paid for the defense attorneys of accused sexual harasser and former Principal Joel Beidleman, I asked why it had done so. …
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MCPS Paid Beidleman’s Defense Attorneys
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By Adam Pagnucco. On May 24, I filed a Maryland Public Information Act request with MCPS seeking records of legal costs in the lawsuit by Jane Doe, a teacher who…
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Thomas Taylor’s Employment Contract
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS has released the employment contract of its new Superintendent, Dr. Thomas Taylor. Liliana Lopez, MCPS’s public information officer, sent it to me within 13 minutes of…
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Top Stories: June 2024
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in June 2024, ranked by page views. 1. MCPS Reshuffles Central Office Ahead of New Superintendent 2. Principals…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the most discussed MCPS stories of 2021, a kindergarten student was traumatized by two police officers after he left his elementary school. The video…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Two months ago, I reported that MCPS had used a $105,000 emergency procurement contract to hire a crisis communications contractor to help it deal with the apocalyptic…