Bethesda Today gives Josh Starr several quotes while downplaying MCEA, MCCPTA and petitions with 100s of signatures

[Anonymous]

This article about the regional program model spends multiple paragraphs lifting up the voices of people like Josh Starr, Thomas Taylor, the BOE and the two men that lead the Black and Brown Coalition but you have to read all the way to the bottom of the article to learn that the MCEA, MCCPTA have approved resolutions urging to slow down and change their approach in addition to the petitions signed by hundreds of people.

[Anonymous]

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/04/09/mcps-program-support-opposition/

[Anonymous]

It's almost like they are reflecting that the majority of people approve, don't care or are indifferent and only a small minority are up in arms. It should be noted that if MCPS declared a day (oxygen appreciation day) there would be random petitions with hundreds of signatures to strike it down or give equal recognition to nitrogen. Some people are salty isn't news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's almost like they are reflecting that the majority of people approve, don't care or are indifferent and only a small minority are up in arms. It should be noted that if MCPS declared a day (oxygen appreciation day) there would be random petitions with hundreds of signatures to strike it down or give equal recognition to nitrogen. Some people are salty isn't news

Lol

They've quoted a few individuals involved in huge circlejerk

[Anonymous]

When the union and PTAs agree it's a problem we aren't talking about a small minority.

[Anonymous]

They are probably getting kickbacks or contracts. The people in the Black and Brown Coalition lobbied to get a virtual school for equity, then lobbied to shut it down when Taylor and the BOE wanted it closed for funding reasons (clearly, funding isn't the problem). Lots of shady stuff. MCCPTA is a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's almost like they are reflecting that the majority of people approve, don't care or are indifferent and only a small minority are up in arms. It should be noted that if MCPS declared a day (oxygen appreciation day) there would be random petitions with hundreds of signatures to strike it down or give equal recognition to nitrogen. Some people are salty isn't news

Oh, really? Prove it.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, I've gotten the impression that Bethesda Mag is now just another mouthpiece for MCPS. I miss Caitlynn Peetz.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are probably getting kickbacks or contracts. The people in the Black and Brown Coalition lobbied to get a virtual school for equity, then lobbied to shut it down when Taylor and the BOE wanted it closed for funding reasons (clearly, funding isn't the problem). Lots of shady stuff. MCCPTA is a joke.

There are two people running the Black and Brown "Coalition," and one of them, Diego Uriburu, operates Identity-Youth, which runs most if not all of the high school wellness centers in MoCo. Yeah, clearly one hand washing the other with Taylor and Uriburu. All of identity's work is school-focused and funded mistly with county dollars.

https://www.identity-youth.org

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This article about the regional program model spends multiple paragraphs lifting up the voices of people like Josh Starr, Thomas Taylor, the BOE and the two men that lead the Black and Brown Coalition but you have to read all the way to the bottom of the article to learn that the MCEA, MCCPTA have approved resolutions urging to slow down and change their approach in addition to the petitions signed by hundreds of people.

Could we just get Josh Starr to STFU? If we cared what he thought, we would have left him as superintendent, a job at which he was awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are probably getting kickbacks or contracts. The people in the Black and Brown Coalition lobbied to get a virtual school for equity, then lobbied to shut it down when Taylor and the BOE wanted it closed for funding reasons (clearly, funding isn't the problem). Lots of shady stuff. MCCPTA is a joke.

There are two people running the Black and Brown "Coalition," and one of them, Diego Uriburu, operates Identity-Youth, which runs most if not all of the high school wellness centers in MoCo. Yeah, clearly one hand washing the other with Taylor and Uriburu. All of identity's work is school-focused and funded mistly with county dollars.

https://www.identity-youth.org

That makes sense. But, clearly they don't care about the wellness if they agree with the regional model and closing the MVA, autism and sped programs, etc.

[Anonymous]

Black and Brown "coalition" is just 2 dudes, like Parents Coalition is just one lady.

Give yourself a phony name and file some palers and you can be a Coalition or an Institution or a Foundation to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Black and Brown "coalition" is just 2 dudes, like Parents Coalition is just one lady.

Give yourself a phony name and file some palers and you can be a Coalition or an Institution or a Foundation to.

No, Black and Brown Coalition has more but they are the same as the NAACP people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, I've gotten the impression that Bethesda Mag is now just another mouthpiece for MCPS. I miss Caitlynn Peetz.

It's more incompetence than a conspiracy. Bethesda Mag is not doing well financially so they hire interns and fresh college grads, who lack little real journalism experience. Yes, Peetz was great, I think she moved on to the Banner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black and Brown "coalition" is just 2 dudes, like Parents Coalition is just one lady.

Give yourself a phony name and file some palers and you can be a Coalition or an Institution or a Foundation to.

No, Black and Brown Coalition has more but they are the same as the NAACP people.

Which people/orgs signed onto the Black and Brown Coalition statement about the regional model?