A Divided Board of Ed Votes Not to Pay Miller’s Legal Fees
Though the February Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board of Education meeting was a whopping four hours in length, the most divisive item on the agenda was the payment of former chair and current board member Dr. Juanita Miller’s legal fees. The legal fees have been incurred as she fights her removal from the […]
Rally in Greenbelt to Build Schools with Union Labor
On February 15, At-Large County Councilmember Mel Franklin hosted a north county meeting in Greenbelt to discuss the progress of the public-private partnership to build six new Prince George’s County Public Schools (see Deb Daniel’s article in the February 23 issue). The meeting was so well-attended that the 80 handouts prepared reached only two-thirds of […]
February 17 Is Official Day For Random Acts of Kindness
This year the City of Greenbelt is celebrating Friday, February 17 as a day of Random Acts of Kindness. At Monday’s city council meeting Mayor Emmett Jordan presented a proclamation recognizing the day to Robert Goldberg-Strassler and Lien and Maya Gareri of the Random Unselfish Acts of Kindness (RUAK) group. The proclamation stated that, “the […]
Much More Than Robotics, Greenbelt Wins Core Values
Last weekend the youngest team competing in the Maryland First Lego League (FLL) at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel consisted of five Greenbelt youths. Callum, Sam, Soham, Spandana and Tanvi had been meeting through the fall and winter, building, coding, completing missions and trying to solve the central innovation question they’d decided to […]
PGCPS Students’ Declines In Math Called “Concerning”
On January 24, Maryland’s Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results for Spring 2022 were released by the Maryland State Department of Education. For Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), they showed some gains in English Language Arts (ELA) but declines in math competency that CEO Dr. Monica Goldson called “concerning.” Math Proficiency The county’s public schools […]
Police Search after Shooting Ends at Greenway Center
On Monday morning, January 23, an incident that police are describing as an “officer-involved shooting” in Lanham resulted in almost eight hours of searching for the driver who fled the scene. It culminated in his arrest at the Greenway Center. Twenty-year-old Tyler Clendenen, a Greenbelt resident, is now charged with assaulting two Prince George’s County […]
Three Roosevelt Seniors Are Selected as Posse Scholars
Three Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) seniors are celebrating brighter opportunities for their college careers after being named Posse Scholars this month. The Posse Scholarships will provide them with full college tuition for four years. A total of 12 students from Prince George’s County, including the three from Roosevelt, were selected this year. Students participating […]
Working Parents Struggle With Virtual Learning Days
After the approval of up to eight Virtual Learning Days by the Maryland State Department of Education, Prince George’s County Public Schools announced three scheduled asynchronous virtual learning half days to facilitate teachers’ end-of-quarter grading and planning. The first day, November 7, was just over three weeks after their announcement and left many families scrambling […]
PGCPS CEO to Retire; Cites Acrimony of School Board
On Thursday, January 5, Dr. Monica Goldson, chief executive officer of Prince George’s County Public Schools, announced her intention to retire at the end of this school year. Goldson has led the school system since 2018 when she was appointed interim CEO by then-county executive Rushern Baker. She was selected as the permanent CEO a […]
Long Wait, Expensive, NASA’s Bridge Repair Finally Begins
NASA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2023 includes funding to make the necessary repairs to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway bridge that has been closed since September 2021, but the project could take up to two years and is expected to cost $7.5–$10 million. Bridge Closure The bridge entrance to Goddard Space Flight Center has been closed […]