School Board Postpones Vote on Final Reopening Plan
The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously postponed its vote on a final school reopening plan until Dec. 15. The school board was scheduled to take final action on a… Read More
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Newly Elected, Re-Elected Board of Education Members Sworn In
The Montgomery County Board of Education held an outdoor swearing in ceremony for the three recently elected members. Newly elected member of the BOE Lynne Harris (At-Large) and re-elected members… Read More
MCPS Offering Thanksgiving Meal Boxes with Four Days’ Worth of Food for Those 18 and Under
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is distributing meal boxes for Thanksgiving. This year, they are providing four days’ worth of food in the boxes, which will be available at all… Read More
Gayles Asks Private Schools to Consider Return to All-Virtual Instruction
On Thursday, Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles asked private schools to consider a return to fully-virtual instruction. In a letter, Gayles said a recent surge in COVID-19 cases… Read More
State Approves County’s Previously-Denied Waiver for Early Childcare Centers
After a second letter from Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon approved the county’s initially-rejected request asking to continue relaxed teacher-child ratios in early childcare facilities.… Read More
County Continues Push to Create More Affordable Childcare Spots
In the first year of a four-year Montgomery County Early Care and Education Initiative, an additional 500 family home care spaces were created, the Upcounty Early Childhood Center at Emory… Read More
‘A Clearly Deteriorated Relationship’: Councilmembers Exasperated by Communication from State
Montgomery County councilmembers were upset after learning that State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon rejected a waiver request from the county asking to continue relaxed teacher-child ratios in early childcare facilities.… Read More
Bill Introduced to Remove Police Officers from MCPS Schools Has Sparse Support
Councilmembers Will Jawando and Hans Riemer introduced a bill Nov. 17 to eliminate the school resource officers program and instead use the money to hire school counselors and pay for… Read More
Special Ed Students, Seniors, Juniors Would Be First to Return to In-Person Learning
Montgomery County Public Schools officials say they’ve had discussions regarding which students could be among the first to return to in-person learning when phases begin. If health metrics are met, MCPS… Read More
MCPS se está Preparando para un Posible Retorno al Aprendizaje en Persona
El superintendente de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS), Dr. Jack Smith, realizó el lunes una sesión informativa virtual para los medios con el fin de discutir los… Read More
School Superintendent: MCPS Prepping for Potential Return to In-Person Learning
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith held a virtual media briefing on Monday to discuss plans for students’ phased return to in-person learning starting in January of 2021. MCPS officials… Read More
Spiking COVID-19 Cases Forces University of Maryland to Jumpstart Virtual Learning
With spiking COVID-19 cases in the State of Maryland and Prince George’s County, the University of Maryland early Friday afternoon sent an urgent email notifying students, faculty, and staff of… Read More