News and Views
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The 1% School Voucher Challenge
Read more: The 1% School Voucher ChallengeSeveral months ago I was at a parents’ meeting at an MCPS school. As so often happens at these meetings, nobody was happy. I mentioned to the group that instead of introducing one change or another to the curriculum or staff, we should ask for school vouchers. “What are school vouchers?” asked a young African-American…
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Reminder: Montgomery County Exec Elrich Really Really Likes Corporate Welfare
Read more: Reminder: Montgomery County Exec Elrich Really Really Likes Corporate WelfareQuick reminder – Montgomery County Executive / “green energy” lobbyist Marc Elrich really likes corporate welfare. As long as it goes to the “right” industries”. Don’t be fooled by the redistribution rhetoric of the disheveled exec. The self-acclaimed “sorta socialist” and frequent respondent to the MoCo “Democratic Socialists of America” questionnaire during election season sure…
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Perfect Investment to Keep Pace with Inflation? Become a Council Member
Read more: Perfect Investment to Keep Pace with Inflation? Become a Council MemberAs Montgomery County still battles with every increasing inflation, a quick look at the Montgomery County Charter will show you how the Council Members have guaranteed themselves the ability to keep pace with inflation much better than a majority of the county. In Sec. 1A-106. Salaries of the County Executive and Councilmembers it states: This…
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Christy Handy and Jennifer Martin’s opinion piece suffers from ethical bias and reversible short-term dementia
Read more: Christy Handy and Jennifer Martin’s opinion piece suffers from ethical bias and reversible short-term dementiaIn a MoCo360 piece Opinion: Full funding for MCPS is key to county’s future prosperity, Christine Handy (president of both Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals and Montgomery County Business Operations Administrators) and Jennifer Martin (president of the teachers’ union) make a claim that “fully funding” the school district results in prosperity. Regarding ethical…
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County Exec Celebrates Tax Day, Says Average American Working Nearly Four Months Just to Pay Taxes is “Too Low”
Read more: County Exec Celebrates Tax Day, Says Average American Working Nearly Four Months Just to Pay Taxes is “Too Low”Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich celebrated tax filing day (April 15th) with his usual enthusiasm. “April 15th is a national holiday to me, but frankly, we simply need more and more taxes to bring about utopia.” said the disheveled County Exec in a video accompanying his weekend e-newsletter to county residents. “I’ve read that the…
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MoCo State Delegate Wilkin’s Anti-Free Speech Bill Gets Dramatically Watered-Down, Passes Both Chambers
Read more: MoCo State Delegate Wilkin’s Anti-Free Speech Bill Gets Dramatically Watered-Down, Passes Both ChambersA quick follow up to our story about the draconian, anti-free speech Maryland House Bill 333, co-sponsored by Montgomery County based delegate Jheanelle Wilkins (Democrat, representing part of Silver Spring). It passed. Unfortunately, it is now headed to Governor (and sometimes fantasy baseball player) Wes Moore’s desk. It’ll be signed and become law. The good news? …
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Before Electing an Abolitionist….What Does it Mean?
Read more: Before Electing an Abolitionist….What Does it Mean?In securing the coveted Apple Ballot endorsement, Natalie Zimmerman who is running for BOE District 2, completed a questionnaire where she professed to be an abolitionist educator. While parts of MoCo are probably highly aware of what this language means, we are guessing that the Leisure World mee-maw and the 60 hour a week plumber…
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Governor Wes Moore Temporarily Resigns, Joining Olney Cropdusters for Summer Season
Read more: Governor Wes Moore Temporarily Resigns, Joining Olney Cropdusters for Summer SeasonMaryland Governor Wes Moore, fresh off fantasy baseball camp in Florida with the Baltimore Orioles (hat tip – theduckpin.com) has announced his intention to step away from Annapolis and the vagaries of “governing” a state like Maryland this summer to pursue his true passion… semi-pro, minor league baseball. In his absence, Lieutenant Governor (and Montgomery…
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One way the teachers’ union and MCPS manipulate teachers
Read more: One way the teachers’ union and MCPS manipulate teachersDuring the teachers’ union’s disruptive sit-in in May 2023, Rebecca Rothstein, educator and union representative, made the following argument as to why the public schools need to be “fully funded.” I’ve wanted to be a teacher my entire life…How dilapidated are our school buildings. How hard is it for teachers to pay their bills today.…
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The fallacy of MCPS’s top 100 salaries
Read more: The fallacy of MCPS’s top 100 salariesMoCo360 released a blockbuster list of the top 100 earners at MCPS. The most outrageous, elitist, and abominable aspect of this list is that I’m not on it. Outside of that, there really isn’t anything wrong. It really is OK that the school Superintendent Monifa McKnight made $342,400/year. Let’s do some critical analysis. Those top…