MCPS Finds New Hope at Lunar New Year Event
On Tuesday, the League of Educators for Asian American Progress (LEAAP) hosted its 34th annual banquet in celebration of the Lunar New Year in Gaithersburg at the Hong Kong Pearl… Read More
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Board of Education Promises More Scrutiny
On Tuesday, Karla Silvestre, President of the Montgomery County Board of Education, took time from the monthly meeting to address the missteps of the past. Here’s what she said. Silvestre… Read More
Montgomery County ICYMI News Roundup Dec 4-8
Here are five top news items from the week of Dec. 4. 1. Jawando, Advocates Continue Push for Tip Credit Phase-Out It has been about a year since Washington, D.C.… Read More
Silvestre es Reelegida Presidenta de la Junta de Educación
Karla Silvestre fue reelegida por unanimidad, el martes, para servir como presidenta de la Junta de Educación de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery. Por una votación de cinco… Read More
Montgomery County ICYMI News Roundup Oct 2-6
Here are five top news items from the week of Oct. 2. 1. Scotland AME Zion Church Rises as Renovations Begin Four years after floods destroyed the foundation of Scotland… Read More
MCPS Teacher Staffing Reported at 99% as First Day Nears
Just ahead of back to school day on Monday, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) administration reported that the district’s teaching positions are 99.03% full. In a district with 211 schools… Read More
Prometen Investigación Transparente sobre ex Director de Escuela por Acoso Sexual
La superintendente de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery, Dra. Monifa McKnight, y la presidenta de la Junta de Educación (BOE), Karla Silvestre, prometieron el martes que una investigación… Read More
‘Anyone Who Is Implicated In Wrongdoing Will Be Held Accountable. Period.’
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight and Board of Education (BOE) President Karla Silvestre both vowed Tuesday that an investigation into former Principal Joel Beidleman will be unbiased… Read More
MCPS Revela Plan de Acción del Sistema Antirracista
El plan de acción de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) para combatir el antirracismo sistemático incluye la capacitación de maestros y garantizar que todas las escuelas reciban… Read More
MCPS Reveals 3-Year Antiracist System Action Plan
Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) action plan to combat systematic antiracism includes teacher training and ensuring that all schools are treated equally. It includes a role for everyone involved in… Read More
Fentanilo: Oculto Asesino
Fentanilo: Oculto Asesino es una edición especial de Montgomery Community Media y Hola Montgomery. Con el alarmante aumento de casos de sobredosis y muertes por fentanilo entre jóvenes en el… Read More
Hundreds Gather to Declare Jews Are Welcome in Montgomery County
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday to light the Chanukah menorah at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda where vandal(s) spray painted the words Jews Not Welcome the previous day. Within one… Read More