By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I reported on MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s first recommended budget. It was a historically huge ask for a $296 million (9%) increase, with $285 million…
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Taylor Takes on the Central Office
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By Adam Pagnucco. In making a generationally colossal budget ask last month, MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor had a lot to say in an hour-plus presentation to stakeholders. (The video is…
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Political Awards, 2024
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By Adam Pagnucco. With 2024 in the books, it’s time for our annual political awards column. Let’s get to the winners (and losers)! Best Media Outlet: Maryland Matters Hands down,…
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Top Montgomery Perspective Posts of 2024
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By Adam Pagnucco. As the year 2024 is about to end, let’s look at back at the stories YOU picked as the biggest ones on Montgomery Perspective over the past…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has issued a statement of support for Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s recommended FY26 operating budget. Taylor’s budget, requesting…
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Taylor’s Huge Ask
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, Superintendent Thomas Taylor announced the broad terms of his recommended budget. As I am writing this column (on Wednesday night), I don’t have a copy…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers in MCPS, has announced its support for four local bills introduced by Montgomery County’s state legislators. One of…
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Taylor Explains the Boundary Study
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor has released a video explaining the school district’s new boundary study. The study, which will cover roughly three-quarters of MCPS’s high schools and…
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MCPS’s Troubling Literacy and Math Scores
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, MCPS released its spring 2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results by school. For the first time my sources can remember, MCPS released them in…
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MCPS Electric Bus Contractor Sues Competitor
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By Adam Pagnucco. Note: I have updated this post to include a response from Montgomery County’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the end. Three companies affiliated with Highland Electric…