Montgomery Community Media

Takoma Park youth are gearing up for the marketplace with the help of Montgomery College. MCTV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

In this MyMCMedia Extra, District 17 State Senator Cheryl Kagan stresses how important state funds are for Montgomery County Public Schools. Take a look: https://youtu.be/ufKXp8zWsDU

County Executive Ike Leggett was in Annapolis this week calling on Governor Larry Hogan to release $68 million of school funding in the state budget. The General Assembly passed a budget that restores the geographic cost of education index funding that grants certain counties additional monies to cope with the increasing numbers in school population. Montgomery […]

A former paraeducator at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Silver Spring and assistant track coach at Wheaton High School faces charges he had inappropriate contact with a female student. Montgomery County Police ‬announced Friday they arrested Robert Otis Wilson, 23 of Silver Spring on Thursday night for inappropriate contact with a female student at school. […]

It might cost you more money next school year for your student to participate in an extracurricular activity at a Montgomery County Public School. MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is proposing an increase of  $2.50 to the Extracurricular Activity Fee that supports adult-supervised extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs, for middle and high school students. […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is expected to review a revised set of draft protocols for reporting an allegation of abuse or neglect of a child at a board meeting on Monday. “It is basically making it clear what people are supposed to do and how to proceed if there is an allegation of abuse […]

Northwest High School in Germantown has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Award, one of just 58 schools in the nation to win the award this year. The Green Ribbon Schools Award program, established in 2011, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognizes schools that […]

Seven Montgomery County Public Schools seniors from five high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, MCPS announced Wednesday. These scholarships, which range from $500 to $10,000, are financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. The students are among 17 high school seniors in Maryland and more than 1,000 seniors nationwide to […]

A veteran social studies teacher from Damascus High School has been named the 2015-2016 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year. Joseph Gannon, Jr., who has worked for MCPS for 27 years, will now compete for Maryland Teacher of the Year. Gannon was named Teacher of the Year on Tuesday night during the […]

Local teens will have the opportunity to sit down with mentors and role models to talk about the challenges they face and hear a few tips for their future. The conversation is scheduled to take place on April 23 at the Silver Spring Civic Building during Crittenton’s annual event. According to Pamela Jones, president and […]