Education
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MCPS Budget: As Transparent as Glass
Read more: MCPS Budget: As Transparent as GlassIn an op-ed piece on MoCo 360, Council Member Evan Glass called for more transparency in how the school system uses the money we lavish upon it—voluntarily or otherwise. Unfortunately…the process for distributing $3 billion across the school system is not transparent. True, but not entirely true. We have some examples of some problematic school…
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School Climate Survey Reveals Priorities
Read more: School Climate Survey Reveals PrioritiesThe following was shared by a High School Parent reader. This is the MCPS school climate survey to high school parents. Priorities are noted. Of the 29 questions, here is the percent in each subject area: Academics: 10% Social Environment: 21% Safety: 3% Equity and Inclusion: 35% Communication: 31% Academic Environment: 3 questions School Safety:…
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Parents, Help a Teacher Survive Another Day at School
Read more: Parents, Help a Teacher Survive Another Day at SchoolYou’re on a first date with Melinda at one of the remaining restaurants in Silver Spring. The server asks if either of you would like to start off with a drink. You ask for a glass of the house wine. Melinda asks for Chateau Ausone St. Emilion, 2016, from the north side of the vineyard.…
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One Function of Public Schools: Diversity
Read more: One Function of Public Schools: DiversityI had an enriching discussion with a principal at one of the county’s public schools. “What do you think about school choice or school vouchers? There are parents who see in their child the next Einstein, and others who see in them the next Andrew Lloyd Weber. In either case they prefer a school offering…
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Adventures in FOIA Requests: Part 1
Read more: Adventures in FOIA Requests: Part 1Part 1: The Relationship Between the MCPS, the Department of Homeland Security, and SMYAL In the fall of 2023, a concerned community member informed our Montgomery County chapter of Moms for Liberty that the Department of Homeland Security granted a D.C.-based non-profit over half a million dollars to work with children in Montgomery County, MD.…
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Leaked: Clarksburg HS Principal Emails on Walkout Protest
Read more: Leaked: Clarksburg HS Principal Emails on Walkout ProtestAs a petition circulates to reinstate MCPS staff placed on administrative leave for their comments related to Hammas, someone has shared with us emails by the Principal of Clarksburg High School. Clarksburg High School had a walk out on November 9th. In one e mail, the student member of the Board of Education thanked the…
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Reason #8 for School Vouchers: Discrimination, Exclusion, Impunity (DEI)
Read more: Reason #8 for School Vouchers: Discrimination, Exclusion, Impunity (DEI)Diversity, equality, and inclusivity (DEI) is one cornerstone of the progressive creed. The other cornerstone is hating people who don’t subscribe to the progressives’ version of DEI. We all saw this bigotry as far back as the 2018 local elections when progressives were castigating Nancy Floreen, a lifelong, loyal Democrat, for running a break-off campaign.…
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Available Scholarships for Private Schools
Read more: Available Scholarships for Private SchoolsAvailable Scholarships for Private Schools
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Reason #7 for School Vouchers—Balkanized Student Body
Read more: Reason #7 for School Vouchers—Balkanized Student BodyThere is no way MCPS can guarantee an equitable, safe, and success-oriented environment for all its students—some yes, not all.
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Where did MCPS White Students Go?
Read more: Where did MCPS White Students Go?Over the past 20 years there has been about a 40% decline in MCPS’ white student population.