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MCPS Middle School Geometry Proficiency – Test Score Data By School Over Time And Analysis

Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in math. Data for MCPS Middle School Geometry scores in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: What is the percent of proficient students at each middle school by year? WhatContinue Reading

MCPS School Overcrowding: By Accident Or By Design? Part 1 – Clarksburg

In: MCPS, Overcrowding, School

Introduction This is the first part of a series looking at the intersection of MCPS and County Planning. Clarksburg Background This article that explains the issues showing in August 2021 the school was more than 200% of capacity. This Change.org petition was signed by over 1,000 people really shows theContinue Reading

Has Moco Actually Passed It’s Omicron Peak? Yes, It Appears So – Here Are the Details That Prove It

In: COVID-19, DASHBOARD, Hospitals, Information

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about if Montgomery County’s rapid drop in positive Covid cases are actually representative of what is happening on the ground. Some have questioned if the case dropping is due to an increase in availability of rapid tests. But I’m going to explain how thatContinue Reading

Moco Cases and Hospitalizations by Vaccination Status and Age – Detailed Analysis

In: COVID-19, DASHBOARD, Information, Local Government, Vaccines

Cases and Hospitalizations with Vaccination Status Here is the full chart and then we’ll break it down with analysis piece by piece. Data is from 7/19/2021 to 8/15/2021. I would love to see this publicly available and updated regularly for everyone to see – it is the most important informationContinue Reading

Maryland Real World Vaccine And Case Data Comparison Shows VACCINES WORK

In: COVID-19, Maryland, Vaccines

The state of Maryland has comprehensive data on both vaccines and cases on a per zip code basis and our analysis shows that vaccines work! What we did for this analysis is combine the two data sources to measure the relationship they have on each other. Size Differences of ZipContinue Reading

MoCo Mask Roller Coaster

In: COVID-19, Information, Local Government

Why is there so much confusion over mask policy in Montgomery County, Maryland? It is not simple at all. Read further to understand everything that happened this week, what it means, and what the future holds regarding masks in MoCo. Deferring Language on Face Coverings Here is the most recentContinue Reading

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Defies His Own Order And National Park Service Regulations, Does Not Wear Mask In Close Quarters

In: COVID-19, Local Government

County Executive Marc Elrich posted a few images on Twitter of his attendance of an event kicking off National Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Saturday, March 3, 2021. Mask-less Marc Normally, this is where the story would stop. However, Marc Elrich is not wearing a mask andContinue Reading

3/23 MCPS BOE Meeting Unofficial Notes – Our FINAL one

In: BOE, COVID-19, MCPS, School

This is our final one of these June is retiring from note taking and I wanted to thank June for all the time and effort she has put in watching these meetings and taking notes for others that can’t and to share the information. Notes Link to MCPS Slides https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BZESVZ7497C5/$file/Opening%20Schls%20Recovery%20Education%20210323%20PPT.pdfContinue Reading

UPDATE: MCPS Football Players, Coaches Rally To Save Their Season – Is it Safe?

In: COVID-19, Local Government, MCPS, MCPS Athletics

Update to previous article on this subject: https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-football-season-sacked-by-county-in-surprise-reversal-despite-decreasing-covid-rates/. Title Photo Credit: Julie Anderson Notes on Safety of Football To start, MCPS Coaches are voluntary positions. Most are also MCPS staff and have more likely than not been offered the opportunity for a vaccine. In late January 2021, the National FederationContinue Reading

MCPS Football Season SACKED By County In Surprise Reversal Despite Decreasing Covid Rates