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Read more: School Climate Survey Reveals Priorities
School Climate Survey Reveals Priorities
The 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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Read more: B-Movie Productions Mean Big (Maryland Taxpayer) Bucks for Movie Makers, Maryland Politicians
B-Movie Productions Mean Big (Maryland Taxpayer) Bucks for Movie Makers, Maryland Politicians
See any good “B-movies” lately? Generally low-budget, campy movies that don’t have great scripts or good acting paired with it. Often times they are “horror” flicks, or “horror comedies”. Sometimes they are almost like long-winded soap operas that go on for 90 minutes or more. Producing any movie is a financial risk. B-movie producers are…
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Read more: Should Board of Education Positions Be Full Time?
Should Board of Education Positions Be Full Time?
Physicists have known something interesting for quite some time: applying a force on an object moves that object, and applying more force on that object moves that object even more. Through an often painful political maturation, I came to a similar conclusion in matters of public policy. If you have a policy that produces poor…
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Read more: You Pay, They Party – Will Jawando Enjoys Ravens Suite
You Pay, They Party – Will Jawando Enjoys Ravens Suite
Did you get an invite or an e-vite? There is a party going down in the Governor of Maryland’s skybox luxury suite at M&T Bank Stadium (home of the taxpayer-funded Baltimore Ravens) this Sunday. Oh. Errrr, sorry, it was a few Sundays ago. Too soon, Ravens fans? Well, at least CM Kristin Mink’s husband now…
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Read more: MoCo Residents Deserve a Local News Media That Truly Tells “All Sides” of a Story or County Public Policy Proposal
MoCo Residents Deserve a Local News Media That Truly Tells “All Sides” of a Story or County Public Policy Proposal
Recently, a substack post by Don Surber caught my attention. “Let Newspapers Die” was the title. “They dropped objectivity and with it credibility” reads the subtitle. Mr. Surber then goes on to explain, with numbers backing him up and partisan fervor (he feels Republicans don’t get a fair shake by mainstream journos), why he feels…
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Read more: Parents, Help a Teacher Survive Another Day at School
Parents, Help a Teacher Survive Another Day at School
You’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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Read more: The Montgomery County ‘ID Required’ Chronicles: Free Computer (Part 1)
The Montgomery County ‘ID Required’ Chronicles: Free Computer (Part 1)
Part one in a multi-post series about what you need a Photo ID for in Montgomery County, Maryland, particularly if you want to participate in society or just get “freebees” from local government. Remember – this is a County run by elected officials in Rockville and represented in Annapolis by people such as State Senator…
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Read more: Lock Down Laura
Lock Down Laura
Things are heating up in Montgomery County, as board of education candidates are finalized. Outside of the at-large race, which is going to be very interesting, the race for District 4 looks like it could bring some fireworks. Two new candidates have entered the race for District 4: Laura Stewart and Bethany Mandel. Both registered…
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Read more: Montgomery County Taxes and Affordable Homes
Montgomery County Taxes and Affordable Homes
This week Marc Elrich headed to Annapolis to testify in support of HB470 before the House Ways and Means Committee. Marc is quick to point out that it is “progressive”, which in Marc’s case means it provides an opening for him to squeeze more money out of the upper and middle class to fund his…
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Read more: One Function of Public Schools: Diversity
One Function of Public Schools: Diversity
I 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…