Public schools re-open with 2-hour delay Tuesday, Feb. 2
Montgomery County Public Schools will be back in session Tuesday with a two-hour delay of the usual start time. Offices will be open on time. Here’s what MCPS said about… Read More
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As backlash continues over idea to move Wootton to Crown, others are focused on being part of the new school
Backlash continues over a proposal from Montgomery County Public Schools that would permanently move Rockville’s Wootton High School student body to Gaithersburg’s new Crown High School. While many families are… Read More
Local car dealership donates to support public schools
Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville received a donation to support student career programs during a recent school assembly. A $3,000 donation by the automotive group DARCARS will be used… Read More
‘This has to change’: Whitman students walk out of class to protest ICE
A school walkout on Tuesday was how Walt Whitman high schoolers in Bethesda showed their outrage toward U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two weeks after Renee Good was fatally shot… Read More
‘2026 is the new 2016’ trend: Events that defined Montgomery County
The year 2016 is trending on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, as users embrace a nostalgic throwback trend called “2026 is the new 2016.” Montgomery County also experienced… Read More
Even while international enrollment declines, MCPS needs more counselors for newcomers
Enrollment of international students in Montgomery County Public Schools continues to decline. But school system officials say those students’ needs are only intensifying. And they need more counselors. “One of… Read More
Parents, students speak out to keep Wootton at Wootton
Parents, students and elected officials are protesting a proposal from Montgomery County Public Schools that would permanently move Rockville’s Wootton High School student body to Gaithersburg’s new Crown High School.… Read More
MCPS Gets $230K Donation to Counter Student Meal Debt
DARCARS donated $230,000 to cover more than 80,000 meals for Montgomery County Public Schools students. The donation will cancel two years of meal debt for families who get free and… Read More
Amid Declining Enrollment, Superintendent Proposes Smaller Class Sizes
As student enrollment declines in Montgomery County Public Schools, Superintendent Thomas Taylor, Ed.D., shared a proposed $3.775 billion fiscal year 2027 operating budget Wednesday evening that includes a plan to… Read More
‘Extraordinary’ Funding Request for School Facilities Will be a Challenge to Finance, Elrich Says
County Executive Marc Elrich said he has started reviewing the school board’s recently approved Capital Improvements Program. “It’s obviously outside the realm of what we’ve historically had the resources for,”… 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
Calificaciones de MCPS Mejoran en el Informe Estatal de Maryland de 2025
El Departamento de Educación del Estado de Maryland publicó su informe anual sobre las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) correspondiente al año académico 2024-2025. El informe evalúa a… Read More