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Friday, April 3, 2015

Save Blair Ewing

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 The Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) proposes demolishing the Blair G. Ewing Center - formerly the Mark Twain School  (on Avery Road in Ro...
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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Atlanta Educators Convicted in School Cheating Scandal

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ATLANTA — In a dramatic conclusion to what has been described as the largest cheating scandal in the nation’s history, a jury here on ...
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MCPS principal kept child sex abuse case quiet to avoid ‘scandal,’ prosecutors say

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Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/04/mcps-principal-kept-child-sex-abuse-case-quiet-to-avoid-scandal-prosecutors-say-112833.h...
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“The principal asked for the victim and the mother not to contact Child Protective Services or the police. He told them he did not want to make a big scandal or harm the reputation of the school,”

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...“The principal asked for the victim and the mother not to contact Child Protective Services or the police. He told them he did not wa...
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Clemente Middle School: "A student found a bullet in school."

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A message from   ROBERTO CLEMENTE MIDDLE SCHOOL April 1, 2015 Dear Parents: I want to share with you information a...

Board of Education Members Refuse to Meet with Community on Bus Depot Issue

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From the Save Blair Ewing community group: We represent several communities. Our issues involves millions of dollars, serious environmen...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Data Breach at Westland Middle School Releases Student Locker Combinations

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Information technology professionals are trying to determine today how students were able to access a secured computer file at Bethesda’s...
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Plea deal for teacher charged with molesting students

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ROCKVILLE, Md. – A former substitute teacher in the Montgomery County public schools system pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sexually abus...
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Former #MCPS sub Jose Pineda has pleaded guilty to 2 of 10 cts of child sex abuse. Sentencing May 29th. @wusa9

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Former #MCPS sub Jose Pineda has pleaded guilty to 2 of 10 cts of child sex abuse. Sentencing May 29th. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/bVj4TdY57J...

MCPS Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse of Students

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A former substitute teacher accused of inappropriate contact with several students entered a guilty plea Wednesday. Prosecutors asked ...
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Montgomery council delays decision on bus depot land disposition until after December 31st

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...Some council members said Monday that they wanted more concrete plans in place before voting to say the land is no longer needed. Co...

Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers estimated that day will cost the system up to $750,000 more...

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MCPS Last Day of School Year to Cost Big Bucks
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Students continue to fail math final exams in Montgomery high schools

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...The continuing exam failure comes about 18 months after Montgomery high schools created math action plans to target struggling student...

Action Alert - Deadline tomorrow April 1 by 10am to Protect our Children's Data being collected by "Educational" Companies

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We need you to write a letter to your Senator by tomorrow, April 1, 2015, by 10am EST.  Links and sample letter below.  Large Social Media C...
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Del. Luedtke's Bill 642 would permit person convicted of crimes against children on school grounds if supervised

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Statement from MCPS parent Jennifer Alvaro regarding House Bill 642 Children – Child Care Facilities, Public Schools, and Nonpublic Scho...
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Stamford Investigation Continues: Starr was Board of Ed's Only Employee

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...In 2011, the four Stamford High assistant principals asked to meet with then-Superintendent Joshua Starr to explain their concerns a...
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Monday, March 30, 2015

Report: Pearson, big education firms spend millions lobbying for pro-testing policies, against student privacy protection

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Washington Post reports that Pearson, the company administering the PARCC test and the new MCPS student information system, has spent ...
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Today: BOE to Discuss Bus Depot Move in Closed Session

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Ewing school to be demolished for  developer. From the Agenda for today's Closed Session of the Montgomery County Board of Edu...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

15 Highest Paid Montgomery County Employees - Bethesda Beat

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15 Highest Paid Montgomery County Employees - Bethesda Beat ...Here are the 15 highest paid county employees. The salary and overtime pay ...
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Exploring the Issues Surrounding Technology in the Classroom- join our meeting in person on online Monday 3/30/15 at 7pm

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Are you concerned about PARCC testing issues? Want to know about the sensitive student information collected and handled by Pearson and...