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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

MCPS parents react after high school principals' sexual harassment allegations uncovered

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) —  Long-time Montgomery County Public Schools educator Dr. Joel Beidleman received a warm endorsement from th...
Monday, August 14, 2023

Breaking on Beidleman Matter: Board of Education Hires Firm that Represented them in Vaccine Litigation and sat in Closed Session with them in 2021. Firm Already Paid $110,674 to REPRESENT BOE/MCPS. Not an Independent, Outside Investigative Firm.

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The Board of Education has not hired an independent, outside investigative firm to investigate the allegations surrounding Farquhar Middle ...
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McKnight told the audience that counselors from the district’s employee assistance program were in attendance, in case leaders who were friends with Beidleman wanted to talk, attendees said.

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  MCPS hires law firm to investigate alleged misconduct of principal ...At Monday’s annual administrative and supervisory meeting for about ...
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Friday, August 11, 2023

Many MCPS teachers said a principal sexually harassed them. The Board of Education promoted him. @mcps @mocoboe Washington Post Interviewed 45 MCPS Staff Members.

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Educators and others reported Joel Beidleman to Montgomery County Public Schools 18 times in seven years. It made no difference. ...In the l...
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Thursday, August 10, 2023

WSSC Water files lawsuit over 'forever chemicals'

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The Montgomery County Board of Education and Montgomery County Council LOVE PFAS chemicals found in artificial turf football fields !  They ...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023

BREAKING: @mcps @mocoboe Electric Bus Contractor for Charging Stations Proterra Stuns Investors With Surprise Bankruptcy Filing - Sell

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Proterra: Stuns Investors With Surprise Bankruptcy Filing - Sell Summary After the close of Monday's session, battery systems and electr...
Monday, August 7, 2023

FYI: Can the public record Montgomery County Government Open Meetings?

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Montgomery County Governmen... by Parents' Coalition of Montg...
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Friday, August 4, 2023

Juvenile Male Arrested for Shoplifting and Possession of “Ghost Gun”

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  For Immediate Release: Friday, July 28, 2023 Gaithersburg, MD  – 4th District officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police hav...
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MCPS students struggle with math and English proficiency, revealing deep-rooted disparities

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by Mitch Blacher and Scott Taylor Tue, June 13th 2023, 6:16 PM EDT UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (7News) —  In a startling revelation, over 80% of Mar...
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How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return

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How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return by Jeff Ernsthausen...
Thursday, August 3, 2023

WYANDOTTE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Parents and residents in the city of Wyandotte have raised concerns over a 5G antenna at an elementary school.

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  Judges issues preliminary injunction on controversial 5G Wyandotte antenna - CBS Detroit (cbsnews.com)

MySchooBucks Lawsuit

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  Story v. Heartland This case is a class action on behalf of, possibly, millions of parents at more than 30,000 schools. alleging that Hear...

FYI: 2019 Lawsuit alleges lunch payment service used by @mcps @mocoboe defrauded parents

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Families in D.C., Maryland and Virginia could be pulled into a class-action lawsuit that’s been filed against an online lunch payment servic...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Opinion U.S. surgeon general: I am concerned about social media and youth mental health

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  Vivek H. Murthy is the surgeon general of the United States. “It’s a different kind of love, the love you have for your children,” my fath...
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Howard County Schools gives $81 million contract to 'green' bus company that uses diesel buses

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Howard County, Md. — Howard County public schools is facing criticism for awarding a contract worth $81 million to a bus company out of Cali...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

MCPS Electric School Bus Company Leaves Maryland

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  Remember when Superintendent Jack R. Smith told the Board of Education they were contracting with an electric school bus company with an A...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Outrage in Olney over rape suspect's previous record

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Parents complain rape suspect Joshua Black roamed the community virtually unsupervised despite convictions and escalating behavior OLNEY, Md...
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Thursday, July 27, 2023

New Trial Granted to Former MCPS Teacher Previously Convicted for Sexually Abusing Students

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  A new trial has been granted for a former Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) elementary school teacher previously convicted of sexual...
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Opinion About that restorative justice

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... There were  at least 75 incidents  that targeted a religious group in MCPS schools this year. An April report found that antisemitic inc...

Symbol of the fight against racial segregation gets historic designation in Montgomery Co.

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A Boyds, Maryland, school named for the Howard University graduate and educator who pushed to improve schools for Black children during segr...