MCPS Grading Reform Aims for a ‘Return to Rigor’
The Montgomery County Council delved into the new MCPS grading system changes in a Thursday meeting. Here’s what you need to know: Basics: MCPS has been analyzing historical data up… Read More
Education
United in Service Session Focuses on New Opportunities and Workforce Advancement
The next installment of Montgomery County’s United in Service and Support Information Sessions will be held Wednesday, July 23rd at 7 p.m. Councilmember Marilyn Balcombe will join a variety of… Read More
Students Celebrate ‘Life-Changing’ Pickleball Trip to China
Friendship without borders was the theme of a pickleball diplomacy trip that Montgomery County student-athletes took to China. Over the weekend, the students premiered a documentary from the trip. MCM… Read More
Teatro Imagination Stage de Bethesda Recibe una Subvención Nacional
Imagination Stage ha recibido una subvención exclusiva de tres años del Fondo Kaiser Permanente de la Fundación Comunitaria del Este de la Bahía para llevar su programación teatral educativa a… Read More
Student Athletes Premiere Documentary About Pickleball Diplomacy
In April, about 30 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) student-athletes went to China for a 12-day, 3-city pickleball tour. On Saturday, the pickleball team will premiere a 30-minute documentary from… Read More
Bethesda’s Imagination Stage Receives National Grant
Imagination Stage has received an exclusive three-year grant from the Kaiser Permanente Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation to bring educational theatre programming to Kaiser serviced areas around the… Read More
Former Teacher of Year Named Wootton High Principal
Dr. Joseph Bostic, Jr., who has been Thomas Wootton High School acting principal since December of 2024, was named principal of the Rockville high school. When Bostic’s promotion was announced… Read More
Estudiante de Blair Juramentó como Nueva Miembro Estudiantil de la Junta de Educación
Anuva Maloo, estudiante de último año de la Preparatoria Montgomery Blair en Silver Spring, prestó juramento como nueva Miembro Estudiantil de la Junta de Educación del Condado (SMOB). “Con demasiada… Read More
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center Offers Fellowship Opportunities
Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center has announced new programs for local artists. The two opportunities include the Cultural Arts Incubator and the Cultural Arts Curatorial Fellowship. The Cultural Arts Incubator… Read More
Blair Student Sworn-In as New Student Member of the Board of Education
Anuva Maloo, a rising senior at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, was sworn-in as the County’s new Student Member of the Board (SMOB) of Education on Tuesday. “Too… Read More
Sandy Springs Friends School Names New Leader
Sandy Springs Friends School announced Dr. Sean Hamer as its new head of school. He began his tenure Tuesday, only a few months after the Quaker school, facing financial challenges,… Read More
County Leaders React to Supreme Court ‘Opt Out’ Ruling
On Friday, the Supreme Court affirmed the rights of parents to let their children opt out of LGBTQ+ readings in public schools. The case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, was filed in… Read More