Teachers Rally on Eve of MCPS Budget Vote
Teachers marched in downtown Silver Spring Monday before the school board finalizes a budget Tuesday. “We are looking for full funding for our schools so that we do not have… Read More
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MCPS Updates Teacher Staffing Information
In an emailed press release on Monday afternoon, Montgomery County Public Schools sought to clarify some of the issues surrounding recent statements by the Board of Education regarding teacher employment.… Read More
Jawando Upset With School Funding
County Councilmember Will Jawando, appearing on the radio show The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi Friday, discussed his displeasure with both the council and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials… Read More
Police Investigating Reported Threat at Walt Whitman High
UPDATED at 12:05 p.m. The reported threat at Walt Whitman High School has been determined to be not valid. The school is no longer in lockdown. Staff and students have… Read More
Acusado Estudiante de Escuela Secundaria Wootton que Supuestamente Planeó un Tiroteo
Un estudiante de la escuela secundaria Wootton, que fue arrestado y acusado de supuestamente planear un tiroteo en la escuela, ha sido acusado formalmente, según la Oficina del Fiscal Estatal… Read More
Padres de Familia Protestan para Salvar la Academia Virtual de MCPS
Los padres de familia protestaron el lunes frente al edificio de la Junta Escolar en Rockville para mostrar su apoyo a la academia virtual del sistema escolar. Las familias se… Read More
Parents Protest to Save MCPS Virtual Academy
Parents protested outside the school board’s building in Rockville on Monday to show support for the school system’s virtual academy and fight for its continuation. Families recently learned that Montgomery County… Read More
MCEA Protests ‘Draconian” School Cuts, Calls for Action
A letter from Peter Moran, Montgomery County Chief of Schools, sent out Friday at 6:10 p.m. detailed the cuts the Board of Education is planning to balance its budget. Montgomery… Read More
Mensaje de la Comunidad Escolar Expone Posibles Recortes Presupuestarios
En una declaración a la comunidad, la presidenta de la Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery, Karla Silvestre, y la superintendente interina, Dra. Monique Felder, emitieron una declaración sobre… Read More
La Junta de Educación Considera Recortar más de 140 Puestos Docentes
A los concejales del condado de Montgomery se les informó, el jueves por la mañana, que las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están considerando despedir a 143 maestros… Read More
School Community Message Lays Out Possible Budget Cuts
In a statement to the community delivered Friday afternoon, Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) President Karla Silvestre and Interim Superintendent Dr. Monique Felder issued a statement about the budget… Read More
‘Let Us In’: Several Teachers Not Permitted to Enter Meeting
Thursday afternoon’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting began with President Karla Silvestre acknowledging that staff reductions are possible during what she called a challenging budget. Montgomery County councilmembers approved a… Read More