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February 21, 2025 Every metric shows that cell phones in school create a toxic learning environment. But what those studies don’t control for is student safety. And MCPS is not a safe school system. From the horrible images of a student being beaten and having his head curb-stomped in aContinue Reading

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October 29, 2024 To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. MCPS should use textbooks over Chromebooks especially in elementary school.  Students are missing out on a vital skill of reading a book, taking notes, and answering questions at the end of each chapter. It is a criticalContinue Reading

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October 23, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Shebra Evan who is running for District 4 (everyoneContinue Reading

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October 23, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Laura Stewart who is running for District 4 (everyoneContinue Reading

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October 17, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Natalie Zimmerman who is running for District 2 (everyoneContinue Reading

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October 17, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Lynne Harris who is running for At-Large (everyone inContinue Reading

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October 14, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Rita Montoya who is running for At-Large (everyone inContinue Reading

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October 14, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Brenda Diaz who is running for District 2 (everyoneContinue Reading

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September 9, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell New Cell Phone & ID Policies Implemented in MCPS Schools A brand new school year is in session, and with it comes a variety of changes to the status quo. The county recently unveiled two new procedures that will affect public school studentsContinue Reading