Primary election show highlights the candidates and the issues
The 2026 election cycle will be a pivotal year in Maryland and in Montgomery County. With Early Voting in the Primary Election starting this Thursday, June 11, MCM goes down… Read More
Board of Education
‘A really, really sad day’ after school board cuts 415 positions
Montgomery County Public Schools will cut 415 positions to make up for a budget that falls short of what leaders requested. Board of Education members voted 7-1 Thursday to approve… Read More
School board approves budget with hundreds of job cuts
Board of Education members voted 7-1 to approve a $3.72 billion operating budget for schools, including hundreds of job cuts because school system leaders do not have the $36 million… Read More
MCPS looks at personnel loss amid county budget cuts
MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor released a video early Tuesday, informing staff that personnel cuts may be coming as the county council struggles with the budget for fiscal year 2027. He… Read More
Parents file appeal challenging Wootton High decision
Parents are now going to the State Board of Education to challenge the decision to move Rockville’s Wootton High School population to the new Crown High in Gaithersburg. With signed… Read More
Board Opts to Continue Studying Silver Spring International Middle School’s Future
The Montgomery County Board of Education suspended the proposed closure of Silver Spring International Middle School and relocation of Sligo Creek Elementary School Thursday night, opting for more discussion. The… Read More
Grace Rivera-Oven Nombrada Presidenta de la Junta Escolar
Los miembros de la Junta Escolar eligieron a Grace Rivera-Oven como presidenta y a Brenda Wolff como vicepresidenta. Los nuevos cargos entrarán en vigor el 1 de diciembre. Rivera-Oven, quien… Read More
Grace Rivera-Oven Named School Board President; Brenda Wolff Named Vice President
School board members on Thursday elected Grace Rivera-Oven to be their president and Brenda Wolff to be vice president. The new positions take effect Dec. 1. Rivera-Oven currently serves as… Read More
School Board Member Silvestre Announces Candidacy for County Council
Montgomery County Board of Education Member Karla Silvestre announced her candidacy for an At Large seat on the County Council. Silvestre was first elected to the Board in 2018 and… 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
School Board President Yang Announces Run For County Council
On Monday, Montgomery County Board of Education President Julie Yang announced her candidacy for the County Council in District 1. That seat is currently held by Councilmember Andrew Friedson. In… 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