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Doug Prouty, president of the Montgomery County Education Association, talks about the association’s priorities for a future superintendent. Related:

Doug Prouty, president of the Montgomery County Education Association, talks about the association’s relationship with Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr.   Related:

Dr. Joshua P. Starr, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent, and the Board of Education (BOE) announced Starr’s resignation today to be effective on Feb. 16. The announcement followed  a closed school board session meeting where the board voted unanimously to approve the superintendent’s resignation. The Board recommended Larry A. Bowers, MCPS CEO, to serve as acting […]

Opponents of a Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to move the county’s Alternative Education Program from the Blair G. Ewing Center to the English Manor School property off Bestor Drive won a small victory Thursday afternoon. The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee approved a plan Thursday that has the county’s school system looking at both […]

Walter Johnson High School boys took the top spot in the Montgomery County Public School Division 1 Divisionals meet in Germantown Saturday, while it was the Winston Churchill girls who nabbed their third title at the event in the past four years. You can read the Reach for the Wall article recapping the meet here. MCM […]

Stone Ridge senior Katie Ledecky set another high school record Saturday this time in the 200-yard freestyle at Saturday’s Washington Metro Prep School Swim & Dive League championships, lowering the record to 1 minute 41.82 seconds. You can read about her swim and highlights of that meet at Reach for the Wall. .@katieledecky just broke […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr has just days to let the county’s school board know if he wants his contract as head of the school system renewed. Although not a letter of intent, Starr submitted to the school board last week a letter touting the school system’s accomplishments under his tenure. You […]

It was a high-scoring game between Georgetown Prep and the Landon School Friday night, but in the end it was Prep that took the win before a crowd of alunni who were inducted into that school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The Hoyas took the lead early on and never gave it up outscoring the Bears […]

The Maryland Aviation Administration inspected the Montgomery County Airpark Wednesday morning and the results of that inspection are due in a few days. Keith Miller, executive director of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, told members of the Airpark Liaison Committee Wednesday night, that the inspection was requested by the authority in the wake of the […]

The Montgomery County School Board released a statement Friday afternoon about the ongoing discussion surrounding the renewal of Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr’s contract. The statement from MCPS Board President Patricia O’Neill reads: “A superintendent’s appointment and contract are among the most important responsibilities that the Board of Education has and every member takes these responsibilities […]