By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents MCPS teachers, has been unhappy about MCPS’s budgetary situation for months. In March, when the county executive did not…
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Glass: Shame on the School Board
By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS’s last-minute threat of layoffs did not affect the county council’s passage of its budget today but it did cause significant consternation in the council building and…
By Adam Pagnucco. I have previously reported on the sexual discrimination lawsuit by Jane Doe, an MCPS teacher, against former Principal Joel Beidleman and the school system as well as…
Will MCPS Implement Layoffs?
By Adam Pagnucco. A document provided yesterday by MCPS management to the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which represents teachers and other educators in the school system, notifies MCPS unions…
MCEA, SEIU Local 500 Slam Elrich and Council
By Adam Pagnucco. The primary elections overshadowed the budget during the recent news cycles, but now that they are both done, the budget’s passage is generating fireworks. First, County Executive…
Mandel: “We’re Going to Expose Every Secret”
By Adam Pagnucco. District 4 school board candidate Bethany Mandel has sent a robocall and text to county voters. These are the only mass communications in the school board race…
By Adam Pagnucco. Accountability. We hear this word from county leaders All. The. Time. But when the time comes to actually impose it, the concept is nowhere to be found…
Top Stories: April 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in April 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Northwood High School Students to Walk Out Tomorrow 2. MCPS’s…
Montoya Condemns Antisemitism in New Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. School board candidate Rita Montoya, who is running for an at-large seat and has been endorsed by the teachers, has sent out a mailer condemning antisemitism and…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, Council President Andrew Friedson introduced a one-time $20 million special appropriation to provide aid for businesses called the J.O.B.S. (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) program. …