May 30, 2024 The appointment of a longstanding member of a far-right supremacist movement is causing consternation amongst Marylanders, according to transparency activists. Dr. Sudhir Sekhsaria of Potomac was appointed last year to the Maryland Economic Council, a select-group of business leaders from across Maryland with longstanding business interests inContinue Reading
May 23, 2024 – Opinion By Anonymous Submitter The Student Member of the Board of Education, Sami Saeed introduced a resolution on May 9 to add 4 half-day wellness days to the school calendar, meaning in practice to convert 4 full days to half days. Free afternoons out of schoolContinue Reading
May 20, 2024 – by Avniel Serkin-Ahmed (Founder of the Facebook group “All About DMV Politics”) An analysis of what data tells us about the Maryland Primary Election results We all have seen who won and lost in the 2024 Maryland Primary election but what does the voting data andContinue Reading
May 14, 2024 – This post will be updated as more results and calls come in so check back often. Official Links Senate Races Called Already The GOP Senate Race was called soon after results started coming in declaring Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan the Republican nominee. On the DemocraticContinue Reading
May 10, 2024 Many were shocked to read the Montgomery County Police Department press release today, which stated that an 18 year old male allegedly assaulted at least four women over a span of 4 different days while he was already on pre-trial supervision: “An 18-year-old Clarksburg male has beenContinue Reading
May 7, 2024 Background In January 2024, we posted the initial Part 1 which featured a very detailed series of graphs and charts showing how anti-Jewish Hate/Bias incidents in Montgomery County Maryland have increased over the timeframe of July 2022 to October 2024 (inclusive) as compared to Hate/Bias incidents againstContinue Reading
February 26, 2024 – Opinion submitted by an MCPS elementary school special education teacher of 10 years Once upon a time, in the summer before we returned from COVID, the county pushed a new initiative. Rooted in peaceful ideals, restorative justice (RJ) was sold as a panacea for hate andContinue Reading
February 25, 2024 Background and Source Data Public school enrollment numbers by Maryland county and by school level was determined for the school years: 2019-2020 was the last pre-pandemic school year, 2023-2024 is the current school year. School levels are: Data sources are official enrollment from the State of Maryland.Continue Reading
February 22, 2024 – MCPS Enrollment by Grade for the Past 5 Years Background and Source Data MCPS enrollment numbers by grade was determined for the school years: Data sources are: Results and Conclusions Enrollment numbers are shown. Enrollment varied from 10,348 (grade K, 2020-2021) to 15,262 (grade 9 2022-2023).Continue Reading
January 14th, 2024. This article summary is based on this X/Twitter thread by Esther Wells (used with permission). Full video: 1/12 Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting (youtube.com) Starting Now: 1/12 Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting. Weekly cadence of Fridays at 9am to keep up with what’s going on. CE ElrichContinue Reading