Montgomery Community Media

Andrew Niebler, a parent volunteer at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, was named statewide winner of the eighth annual Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award, given by the Maryland State Department of Education. Niebler developed the Westland Cares program, designed to help students and families in need gain stability by providing goods and services to them. […]

The Montgomery County Truancy Prevention Program is a coordinated effort designed to identify truant middle school students and use county resources to combat the problem. The program has enjoyed immense success here, and recently some students and their families came together to celebrate. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view […]

Montgomery College is one of the most diverse corners of the county. This past weekend, it focused on one of its growing population of students and prospective students: the Ethiopian community. MCTV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

There is a new after school program that’s being piloted in the county and the beneficiaries are our kids. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China’s top science and technology research and educational organization. Signed on June 2nd by UMD President Wallace D. Loh and CAS President Bai Chunli at […]

As graduation ceremonies continue for Montgomery County Public Schools high schools, the Class of 2015 has a lot to celebrate. The MCPS Class of 2015 has received 208 acceptances to Ivy League colleges and universities—the highest number of such acceptances in five years. This year’s MCPS graduates have earned more than $335.3 million in college […]

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave the commencement address at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart June 4. You can watch that full address here. Related:

The Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart had a world record holder and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice under the same roof on Thursday. Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave the commencement address at the all-girls private school in Bethesda holding court inside the school gym instead of outside due to weather. In the audience […]

There’s some new faces joining the coaching staff at Montgomery College. Athletics Director Derek Carter has named four new additions to the athletic staff for the upcoming year. Harvey “Trey” Livingston is the new men’s head soccer coach. He has been the assistant soccer coach at Montgomery College for the past three years. During that […]

They watched movies produced by local, national and international youth. Gandhi Brigade- a nonprofit that promotes youth development through media productions- hosted its eighth annual Youth Media Festival at the Silver Spring Civic Building from noon to 5 p.m. followed by performances at the Veteran’s Plaza from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “We had a […]