MCPS proposed budget includes 400+ job cuts
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor plans to eliminate more than 400 positions as a result of the county council’s Thursday vote to allocate less money than the school… Read More
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Silver Spring’s Montgomery Blair High School English teacher named Teacher of the Year
A Montgomery Blair High School educator has been named the 2026 Teacher of the Year. “I’m elated, speechless,” said Michelle Elie, an English teacher at Montgomery Blair, after being named… Read More
School board votes to close MECCA Business Learning Institute charter school
By a vote of 6-2, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted Thursday to close the MECCA Business Learning Institute, the county’s only charter school. Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas… Read More
Friedson calls for return of police in high schools
Upset with “deeply troubling incidents” of violence, hate graffiti and the arrest of a teacher in recent weeks, Councilmember Andrew Friedson has asked County Executive Marc Elrich and officials from… Read More
Northwood High sophomore voted next Student Member of the Board
Leul Dawit, a sophomore at Northwood High School, is the next Student Member of the Board (SMOB) of Education for Montgomery County Public Schools. Dawit defeated Reemey Ghermay, a junior at… Read More
County’s only charter school submitted documents in hopes of remaining open
Monday was the deadline for MECCA Business Learning Institute to submit documents to the school district showing they have fixed some of the issues that led Superintendent Thomas Taylor to… Read More
‘The Pulse’ on location at Wootton High School
This week on The Pulse, we head to Wootton High School, the center of a fallout between parents and the school system over a controversial plan to relocate students across… Read More
Brenda Wolff won’t seek reelection to a third term
Board of Education Member Brenda Wolff announced she will not run for reelection to a third term, noting, “I just think eight years is a long time. I think it’s… Read More
Board of Education set to discuss fate of its only charter school
Leaders of the MECCA Business Leadership Institute in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County’s only charter school, plan to attend the Board of Education’s work session Thursday to refute what they say are… Read More
Next School Year Begins Aug. 25, 2026; Ends June 16, 2027
The next school year will begin on Aug. 25, 2026 and end on June 16, 2027. During its Thursday meeting, members of the Montgomery County Board of Education approved a… Read More
School Board Begins Discussion on Next Year’s Calendar
Board of Education members received four versions of the 2026-2027 school calendar during their Thursday meeting. The final version is expected to be adopted Dec. 11. In two of the… Read More
La Junta Adopta un Presupuesto de más de Tres mil Millones para el Próximo Año Escolar
“¡Felicitaciones! Tenemos un presupuesto para el próximo año”, proclamó la presidenta de la Junta de Educación (BOE), Julie Yang, tras la aprobación unánime, el martes por la tarde, de un… Read More