Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Never happens in Montgomery County

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Friday, February 28, 2020

A 14-year-old boy challenged state lawmakers to "spend a day in my wheels." They took him up on it, and went to work in wheelchairs.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-state-lawmakers-use-wheelchairs-after-14-year-old-boy-challenges-them-spend-day-in-wheels/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6i&linkId=82814271&fbclid=IwAR242-l3Cymvp3_fJP0rtNcv3dfcjhi1M_Z0jyXVFeRlCvQSFSCL5Mom4nU

Thursday, October 5, 2017

State Prosecutor investigating former Baltimore County School Supt. Dallas Dance

State prosecutors are investigating former Baltimore County school superintendent Dallas Dance and his relationship with a company that did business with the school system, according to multiple sources.

The Maryland State Prosecutor’s Office launched a criminal investigation more than six months ago, issuing a subpoena for school system records, and this month several people associated with the system were interviewed by investigators, sources said.

The investigation was well under way, sources said, when Dance announced in April that he was resigning as superintendent with three years left on his four-year contract. He offered no reason but later cited the burdens of the job...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-dance-investigation-20170922-story.html

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Principles

Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

E-mail: parentscoalitionmc AT outlook.com

What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

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

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011