In: BOE, CEOs, County Council, Demographics, Drugs and Alcohol, Education & Culture, Government, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, Policing, Public Safety, Restorative Justice, Safety, SROs

Last week the County Council staff put a very detailed (156 page) report on CEOs, SROs, and restorative justice in anticipation on the Monday 3/20 meeting with the Public Safety (PS) and Education & Culture (EC) committees. You can attend the meeting at 9:30am or watch the meeting live onContinue Reading

In: BOE, Boundary Study, County Council, County Executive, COVID-19, Drugs and Alcohol, Government, Housing, Information, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment, Mental health, Overcrowding, Policing, Safety, School, Taxes, Testing

Background On Wednesday 3/15, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released his budget which included an 8% overall increase in budget and 10% increase for MCPS. The cost to tax payers is being advertised as a “10 cents” increase but amounts to about a 10% increase in the tax rate fromContinue Reading

In: BOE, Courts, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Special Education

By Laura Vaughan As the Maryland legislative session heats up, sparks are flying over bills introduced in both the House of Delegates and the Senate that could have a major impact on special education in the state. Tensions are high as the Maryland State Education Association and school districts findContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Attorney General, Board Of Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Government, Governor, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Maryland, Polls, Research, Voting

Official Links See the Process Races to Watch David Trone trails Neil Parrott In what was expected to be a tight battle, as of election night David Trone trails Neil Parrott (via MD.gov) in the District 6 Congressional District. The Washington Post reported that this race remains undecided as ofContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Attorney General, Board Of Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Government, Governor, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, MOCO Swag, Voting

Don’t forget that voting and vote collection ends on November 8th at 8pm! Whether you agree with our picks or not, please vote local (up and down the ballot) and vote informed! Vote by mail Information on voting by mail from the Montgomery County Board of Elections can be found here. YouContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Attorney General, Board Of Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, County Executive, Elections, Government, Governor, Information, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Voting

When To Vote NOW! Mail in voting and Early voting have both begun. Vote by mail Information on voting by mail from the Montgomery County Board of Elections can be found here. You can see the Board of Elections landing page here for all things voting. It is recommended thatContinue Reading

In: BOE, Demographics, ELA, English Learners, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Multilingual Learners, School, Testing

Posted 10/28/2022. See our other reports on MCPS test data here Executive Summary Data for English Language Arts (ELA) grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 were analyzed for 2019 and 2021, specifically: 2021 number of students tested, the number of proficient students, and the percent of proficient students by gradeContinue Reading

In: BOE, Enrollment, Government, Maryland, MCPS, School

Background Information Full report from Maryland Planning Department. The report tables are here. The 2021 version of this document is here. Historical Enrollment Data “Maryland’s 2021 public school enrollment of 853,307 is its lowest since 2015. Since 2000” – Public School Enrollment Projections 2022 -2031 Projections 2022 Projections 2021 ProjectionsContinue Reading