Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett says Governor Larry Hogan’s decision this week to not release $68 million in funds (Geographic Cost of Education Index-GCEI) for education is a mistake.

The Montgomery County Board of Education says it will have to make deeper cuts after Governor Larry Hogan announced Thursday he would not fully fund the Geographic Cost of Education Index, in effect cutting in half the amount the county expected to get from this appropriation. The governor’s decision allocates the county $17 million from […]

UPDATED, May 15, 11:30 a.m. – Andrew Houlihan, the chief academic officer of the Houston Independent School District, who is the “preferred candidate” to replace Dr. Joshua Starr as Montgomery County Schools superintendent met with Council President George Leventhal Friday. Just had a very positive discussion with Drew Houlihan, the leading candidate for MCPS superintendent. — George […]

A Rockville fourth-grader is expected to get a Governor’s Citation for being one of ten regional winners of the Maryland Municipal League’s annual “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. Governor Larry Hogan and other State and municipal leaders are scheduled to recognize the winners in a ceremony at the State House in Annapolis Thursday afternoon. Each winning […]

More than 10,000 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are expected to receive their diplomas during commencement ceremonies that begin May 22 and continue through June 17. The ceremonies will include a wide array of commencement speakers, including local, state and national political leaders, educators, musicians and others representing a variety of professions and interests. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools has released the new school starting and ending times—also known as bell times—for the 2015-2016 school year. Earlier this year, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted to change bell times for the next school year, in order to provide students—especially those in high school—the opportunity to start school later. Starting next […]

A renaming event is scheduled on Thursday to celebrate the new name for Broad Acres Elementary School as the JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres, named for the former principal’s leadership and commitment to that school’s community. In September, the Montgomery County Board of Education renamed Broad Acres Elementary School in honor of Leleck, […]

A Rockville resident is scheduled to present a free workshop on Social Security planning for women at the Germantown Library on May 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Kristin Michel Rodriguez, a financial advisor with more than 15 years of experience, will talk about the top five mistakes women make when filing for social security […]

Six Montgomery County Public Schools high school seniors will receive good-through-graduation scholarships to attend any accredited college or university in the U.S. and were named Gates Millennium Scholars recipients.

UPDATED, May 12, 1 p.m. – The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers’ recommendation to colocate Tilden Middle and Rock Terrace schools. ORIGINAL – The Montgomery County School Board is expected to make a decision today on whether to combine the Rock Terrace and the Tilden Middle schools into […]