Montgomery Community Media

There is some new art to enjoy at local bus stops in Montgomery County thanks to a recent partnership project with Arts on the Block. Find out more in this report: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.  

Montgomery College women’s and men’s basketball teams celebrated Purple Pride Day when they took on longtime rival Prince George’s Community College in a double header at the Rockville campus. MCTV’s Michael Brown reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

The president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Michael Durso, and Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers have released a joint statement following the release of Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett’s capital budget recommendation. In the statement, Durso and Bowers say that, “it is disappointing that County Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended capital budget leaves us more […]

Poolesville High School Principal Deena Levine sent parents and guardians a letter of concern following a reported underage drinking party that happened on the weekend of Jan. 10. “Students have shared with PHS administration that a field party occurred this past weekend that involved underage drinking, reckless driving, and police intervention,” Principal Levine said. Administrators […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled to hold its second public hearing on interim superintendent Larry Bowers’ FY 2017 Operating Budget recommendation on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The hearing is an opportunity for parents, students, staff and community members to share their thoughts on the […]

Montgomery County officials launched the Library Link program on Wednesday at Harmony Hills Elementary School in Silver Spring. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. Library Link is a partnership between Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and  Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL). The purpose of the program is to guarantee every child enrolled in school can receive a library […]

Montgomery County Board of Education member Patricia O’Neill says that the search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is still in its early stages. Per state law, the new superintendent must be on the job by July 1. You can see more coverage on this topic below:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Board of Education member Christopher Barclay says he’s not running for reelection in 2016, and discusses his ten-year term.

Fourteen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have been named as semifinalists for the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search. The semifinalists are from four MCPS high schools; Montgomery Blair, Winston Churchill, Poolesville, and Quince Orchard. According to a news release, MCPS students account for, “all but four of the 18 semifinalists in the state of […]

There are three Board of Education (BOE) seats up for election this year, and the race for the at large seat currently held by Olney resident Phil Kauffman, and who has filed for reelection, is heating up. Silver Spring resident Jeanette Dixon, a former principal, and Takoma Park resident Sebastian Johnson , who once served as a […]