June 18, 2024 A day after MCPS announced the selection of Dr. Thomas Taylor as the new superintendent (you can find much more information from our reporting yesterday here), MCPS has now sent out a press release via email and text with some information, a video introducing Dr. Taylor (thoughContinue Reading
June 17, 2024 On Friday, MCPS communicated that the Board of Education would be having a press conference on Monday June 17 at 3pm to announce their new superintendent candidate. We began hearing rumors about who the finalists were about a week ago and that a decision was imminent, andContinue Reading
June 14, 2024 On Friday June 14 starting around 4:15pm communication began coming out that the “Montgomery County Board of Education will make an announcement about the superintendency of Montgomery County Public Schools at 3:00 p.m., Monday, June 17” along with other information about the budget being approved Full textContinue Reading
June 10, 2024 It wasn’t long ago that MCPS was proclaiming hiring issues and teacher shortages. Then last month, MCPS threw a Hail Mary after receiving only $150 million of the $180 million they requested from the County. As reported by Montgomery Perspective, this was a higher percent received ofContinue Reading
March 10, 2024 – Anonymous Op-ed What does MCPS have in common with the old Soviet Union? Both were or are good at “disappearing” top staff. The USSR was famous for air-brushing the disfavored out of photographs or even paintings. MCPS simply wipes their names from the organizational chart withContinue Reading
February 13, 2024 – Employee that allegedly hindered OIG’s Investigation and was allegedly a key source of cronyism and retaliation in MCPS is back from Administrative Leave Update 2/13/24 11:30pm – This article was updated to correct the title (and subsequent details) which was originally written as “Chief of DistrictwideContinue Reading
October 12, 2023 – 10:30AM We got a tip yesterday that Dr. Patrick Murphy, deputy superintendent is no longer employed by MCPS. Murphy was one of the high-ranking school officials who participated in the County Council Meeting about two weeks ago. He is still listed as the Deputy Superintendent onContinue Reading
October 6th, 2023 – 12:30pm It has come to our attention today that MCPS has promoted compliance coordinator Khalid Walker. This comes amid the backdrop of Montgomery County Inspector General opening two separate investigations into this case a few weeks ago. From some of the coverage of the Beidleman investigation:Continue Reading
Introduction Board meeting begins with Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Agenda is revised and appointments are announced for associate superintendent position. Detailed AI Generated Summary for [Board of Education – Board Business Meeting – 5/25/23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-FeH4Y9gk ) Appointments [00:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-FeH4Y9gk&t=8 ) New appointments in Montgomery County Public Schools – Several newContinue Reading
ROCKVILLE, MD, May 16, 2023 Students from high schools county-wide were honored tonight at the Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College 2023 Dual Enrollment Recognition Ceremony, held at the Universities at Shady Grove. The ceremony paid tribute to more than 270 high school seniors who will graduate with AssociateContinue Reading
