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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But isn’t MCPS funded with our taxes? Can we not lobby? Can we not vote out representatives? Can the state congress not mandate the Dept. of the education to do more and assign a budget? Can we not protest? [/quote] It's been tried. In the BOE election last year, we had some good candidates who were calling for independent oversight among other reforms. Instead, all the incumbents won and they were all backed by the teachers union. If there was one election where parents were mad, it was last year because schools were closed, and still it's a difficult task. That's why we have BOE members like an 80 year old (Docca) who routinely falls asleep during meetings (I don't blame her.. she's 80!). The County Council has little oversight, because MCPS is independent. The Council can only vote a yes/no on the MCPS budget request and that's the only control they have. [/quote]
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