Education

May 20, 2015 | Staff Writer

Every Girl Can Conference at Montgomery College (VIDEO)

Montgomery College is helping to inspire the next generation of scientists, space explorers and doctors. MCTV’s Danielle Stescki has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

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May 20, 2015 | Staff Writer

Quince Orchard Prom Surprise (VIDEO)

Jeffree Cruz, a senior at Quince Orchard High School, went to the prom on May 15th like most of his classmates. What made this prom so special was the big surprise his classmates had planned for him. Watch this MCPS video to see his special Friday night. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view […]

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May 20, 2015 | Krista Brick

photo of Larry Bowers who will serve as acting superintendent following Joshua Starr's resignation effective Feb. 16, 2015

Larry Bowers to Continue as Interim Superintendent of Schools

UPDATED May 20, 3:15 p.m.The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Larry Bowers as interim superintendent of schools for Montgomery County Public Schools through June 30, 2016. ORIGINAL POST The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to take action on the conditional appointment of the interim superintendent of schools […]

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May 19, 2015 | Krista Brick

photo WSSC headquarter building in Laurel

Engineering Scholarships Available from WSSC

Engineering students from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in search of additional scholarship opportunities still have time to submit their application for this year’s Commissioners’ Scholarship. It is not too late; the deadline to apply is June 1. This year, WSSC is asking the region’s future engineers to write about the impact of climate change […]

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May 18, 2015 | Krista Brick

photo of Montgomery County Education Association's Doug Prouty

Teachers’ Union Supports Using Interim Superintendent Next Year

The president of the Montgomery County Education Association, one of the organizations helping to select the next Montgomery County Public Schools’ superintendent, says he was disappointed the group only got to meet one candidate for the job. The educators’ union was one of more than a dozen organizations the Montgomery County School Board invited to […]

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May 18, 2015 | Krista Brick

Leventhal Talks about Superintendent Search (VIDEO)

A day after the Montgomery County School Board’s top choice for superintendent withdrew his name for the job, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talks about the options now on the table for the school board to fill that top post.

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May 17, 2015 | Krista Brick and Sonya Burke

MCPS Superintendent Candidate Changes His Mind

The President of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Patricia O’Neill, has released a statement about a new development in the search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. You can read her statement, below: “On Sunday, May 17, 2015, Dr. Andrew Houlihan informed the Montgomery County Board of Education that he is […]

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May 17, 2015 | Krista Brick

O’Neill: MCPS Classes Sizes Likely to Increase Next Year (VIDEO)

Montgomery County Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill talks about the impact of the fiscal constraints of the fiscal 2016 budget saying the result will be an increase in class size.

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May 15, 2015 | Staff Writer

Rice Issues Statement on School Funding

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, chairman of the Council’s Education Committee, issued the following statement today after Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced he would not release Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI) funding to support Montgomery County Public Schools: “I am extremely disappointed with Governor Hogan’s decision not to release the Geographic Cost of Education […]

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May 15, 2015 | Krista Brick

O’Neill Says School Board “Preferred Candidate” for Top MCPS Post (VIDEO)

Montgomery County Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill talks about the preferred candidate to serve as the next superintendent of schools here. The community panel selected to help with the superintendent search did get a chance to interview Houlihan, but the results of that meeting have not yet been discussed with the board, according to O’Neill. […]

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