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

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, School, Virtual

Basic Information Facebook www.facebook.com/Esther4BOE Website https://voteforesther.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/estherlwells Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? As a parent of a developmentally disabled 4th grader in MCPS, I have learned that when systems collectively struggle to meet the needs ofContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, Elections, Government, Governor, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Voting

After much research and discussion amongst our team, here is our recommended ballot for the 2022 General election. Note: Everyone can vote for all of the non-partisan BOE positions. For all election information visit the MOCO Board of Elections here or if you have any questions the social media teamContinue Reading

In: County Council, Ethics, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCEA negotiations, MCPS, Parks and Planning, Planning Board, School, Superintendent

MOCO Roundup Since so much is going on in the County, I’ve decided to do what I hope will be weekly roundups of all the most important going ons across all local government. The election is coming up and we will have some coverage on that separately – this willContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Community Feedback, COVID-19, Election Results, Elections, Ethics, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Non Profits, Public Funding, School, STEM

MCPS Ethics Policy You can view the official MCPS and MCPS BOE Ethics Policy here. After reading the ethics policy and hearing that Joftus has said he will recuse himself from these decisions regarding KID Museum, it became clear to that he is following ethics guidelines by the rules. JoftusContinue Reading

In: County Executive, COVID-19, DASHBOARD, Governor, Hospitals, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Research, School, Visuals

7/29/2022 – Update – Earl Stoddard and MOCO DHHS Respond 7/26/2022 – MOCO Dashboard, DHHS, Elrich Claim High Communities Levels See the MOCO Covid Dashboard here which began showing “Community Level Status: High” a few days ago: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/ Here are some official tweets about it from DHHS and the CountyContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, County Council, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Governor, Local Government, Maryland, Voting

NOTE: Full results are not likely to come in for at LEAST 10-15 days. Calls posted here are based on assumptions that patterns hold and may not be final. Updated for all in person voting 7/20/2022 08:21:40 PM Links Open in New Tabs Links For state offices, see Maryland results.Continue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, BOE, County Council, County Executive, Elections, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Practically Mental, Voting

Don’t forget that voting and vote collection ends today, July 19th at 8pm! Whether you agree with our picks or not, please vote local (up and down the ballot) and vote informed! Thanks to our awesome friends at the Board of Elections Social Media we have compiled a bunch ofContinue Reading