By Dana Noga Background We recently wrote about the Community Engagement Officer (CEO) program and Discipline report being in the spotlight at County Council committee meetings. This piece is a follow up to that which will cover CEO the portion of the meeting. You can view the entire meeting here.Continue Reading

Last week the County Council staff put a very detailed (156 page) report on CEOs, SROs, and restorative justice in anticipation on the Monday 3/20 meeting with the Public Safety (PS) and Education & Culture (EC) committees. You can attend the meeting at 9:30am or watch the meeting live onContinue Reading

Background On Wednesday 3/15, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released his budget which included an 8% overall increase in budget and 10% increase for MCPS. The cost to tax payers is being advertised as a “10 cents” increase but amounts to about a 10% increase in the tax rate fromContinue Reading

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Mathematics Proficiency – Update Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in math. Previous reports on www.moderatelymoco.com were updated to include new 2022 data. Additionally, MCPS math proficiency in 2022 was compared to other Maryland districts. BackgroundContinue Reading

By Laura Vaughan As the Maryland legislative session heats up, sparks are flying over bills introduced in both the House of Delegates and the Senate that could have a major impact on special education in the state. Tensions are high as the Maryland State Education Association and school districts findContinue Reading

An MCPD press release today revealed a major fentanyl bust earlier this week that had 250+ suspected fentanyl pills, handgun, and cash found in car after a stop for a traffic infraction for window tinting. After getting a warrant to search the suspects residence, MCPD found 1800 more suspected fentanylContinue Reading