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
School Board
‘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
Gov. Wes Moore endorses Jawando, three more candidates for June 23 primary
Gov. Wes Moore announced 26 new endorsements for the June 23 Maryland Democratic Primary Friday evening that include four Montgomery County candidates for public office. Moore endorsed Councilmember Will Jawando… Read More
‘It cannot be taken away like this’: Wootton area parents speak out
Parents spoke out Thursday after the school board voted to relocate Rockville’s Wootton High School to the new Crown High in Gaithersburg. Following the official decision for the controversial plan, some… 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
School board votes to relocate Wootton H.S. students; parents pursue legal action
The school board voted 7-1 to relocate Rockville’s Wootton High School to the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg, marking the official decision for the controversial plan. But parents trying… Read More
School board ordered to pay damages to families in LGBTQ book opt-out case
The school board must pay $1.5 million in damages to the parents who filed a lawsuit against the school system for its policy on engaging with LGBTQ+ inclusive books, according… 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
Teacher’s Union Announces List of Endorsed Candidates
Members of the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) announced their endorsements Friday for county races in the June 2026 election primary. Getting on the teacher’s union Apple Ballot is considered… 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
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
New School Board President Yang: ‘Our North Star is Student Achievement’
MCM talked to new School Board President Julie Yang on Monday about topics including her priorities, safety and security, student achievement, and hate in schools. This month, school board members… Read More