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…
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…
Teachers Get Ready to Fight
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…
Did MCPS Settle with Beidleman?
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…
Revealed: McKnight’s Separation Agreement
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…
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….
By Adam Pagnucco. A group of former members of the county council and school board have written to County Executive Marc Elrich asking him to attach some strings to MCPS’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the methodology of MCPS’s staff climate survey. Part Two summarized some stats from FY23. Part Three looked at five survey questions on which MCPS…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the methodology of MCPS’s staff climate survey. Part Two summarized some stats from FY23. Part Three looked at five survey questions on which MCPS…