Monday, November 16, 2009
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The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.
Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.
The Washington Post, June 4, 2009
Tip: Include the word "minutes" in your search keywords to focus your search on BOE minutes. But note that the search function on the MCPS website has been broken by a redesign on the site by the MCPS Public Information Office. It is no longer possible to restrict your search to just Board of Education minutes.
Shock! A member of the County Council finally seems to realize that Not Every Student in MCPS is going to college! And that we need an alternative school! (Where was she when the BOE voted to CLOSE the Kingsley Wilderness Center...aka an alternative school....?)
ReplyDeleteIt is about time somebody recognizes not everyone is cut out for college. There are great trades out there where these students can make a good living and a lot of them can get some training at The Edison Center, but we wouldn't want to admit that ANYONE in Montgomery County doesn't go to college! Stop drinking the Weast Kool-Aid about college and open your eyes. I appreciate the desire for everyone to go to college who wants to, but let's not force it on everyone just to inflate our numbers.
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