In: BOE, Budget, Class Sizes, County Council, Grades, IB and AP Classes, Local Government, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment, Overcrowding, School Funding, Special Education

As part of the approval of the 2025 FY MCPS Operating Budget, there was a new item in the annual operating budget that requires reporting of class sizes which reads: “MCPS will provide to the Council a report on actual class sizes in the 2024-2025 school year. This report willContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Incident Response, Maryland, MCPS, Opinion, Restorative Justice, Safety, Special Education

February 26, 2024 – Opinion submitted by an MCPS elementary school special education teacher of 10 years Once upon a time, in the summer before we returned from COVID, the county pushed a new initiative. Rooted in peaceful ideals, restorative justice (RJ) was sold as a panacea for hate andContinue Reading

In: BOE, Courts, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Special Education

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