MoCo BOE – Public comment sign-up for the July 18 Meeting is Open
July 11, 2024 Because the Board of Education only posts these listings to X (formerly known as Twitter) and their website, we make a habit of posting the links for people who don’t regularly check those sources to be able to sign up for public comment. Per the MoCo BOE:Continue Reading
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition asks on Anti-Racist Speaker Coming to Montgomery County to Share Platform or Cancel Appearance
July 11, 2024 Later today, Tim Wise a prominent anti-racism educator will be speaking as part of a Montgomery County Public Libraries ‘Contemporary Conversations’ speaker series. The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC), a local advocate group “committed to ending the desecration of the historic Moses African Cemetery on River RoadContinue Reading
Seth Adams, MCPS Deputy Chief of Facilities Management to Resign
July 10, 2024 We began hearing earlier in the week that Seth Adams, MCPS Deputy Chief of Facilities Management, will be resigning from his position. It was confirmed by MCPS this morning (see MCPS statement below). Statement from MCPS PIO Per MCPS PIO, “Seth Adams, our Deputy Chief of FacilitiesContinue Reading
Dr. McKnight Takes New Position at UMD as Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence
July 9th, 2024 The University of Maryland College of Education announced on Monday that Former MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight has been named as its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence starting in August. It appears this is a new role for the university. Dr. McKnight received a largeContinue Reading
Corey Smedley Confirmed as New Fire Chief of Montgomery County Fire & Rescue by County Council
June 9, 2024 Today during the June 9th County Council meeting, they confirmed Corey Smedley as the new Fire Chief of the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue. He was the County Executive’s nominee for the positions and has over 33 years of public safety experience. “Chief Smedley served as fire/EMSContinue Reading
Part Two: Data-Driven Decisions – Detailed Analysis of MCPS Superintendent’s Survey Responses
In part one of this series, we used AI to iterate on the massive number of responses to the new MCPS superintendent’s survey (still open until 7/5/2024). He also shared the full results in an email that you can see here. However, it was noticed that the word counts fromContinue Reading
Data-Driven Decisions: Detailed Analysis of MCPS Superintendent’s Survey Responses
July 3, 2024 Background New MCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor started out his with openness to community input by sending out a survey to be taken by all: students, teachers, parents, and everyone else about MCPS. Dr. Taylor also promised an appeal to transparency by making the anonymized answers publicContinue Reading
Local Favorite Bao Bei Competes on Food Network’s ‘The Great Food Truck Race’ – Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Q&A
July 2, 2024 – By Elanor Wainscott Images and Videos Courtesy of Food Network Bao Bei, a ghost kitchen located in Rockville, MD, temporarily closed for business for a few months earlier this year to compete in a reality television show. The reality television show was Food Network’s “The GreatContinue Reading
It’s Official! Montgomery County Board of Education’s 47th Student Member Begins Term
On July 1, 2024 Montgomery County Board of Education formally installed Praneel Suvarna as it’s 47th Student member of the Board of Education (SMOB). See more from MCPS after this video interview that we did with Praneel when he was a finalist for the position: Per MCPS: “I am honoredContinue Reading
“On my last day…” A Message from Interim Superintendent Dr. Monique T. Felder
June 30, 2024 On her last day, Interim Superintendent Dr. Monique Felder sent out the following email (Note that new Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor starts tomorrow): “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Dear MCPS Colleagues and Families, As IContinue Reading