Montgomery Community Media

Sending students to school on Monday, June 15 will cost the school system between $600,000 and $750,000 more  the average school day. That’s the day, Montgomery County Public Schools has set to make up for the one snow day that has to be made up this year. State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lillian Lowery agreed […]

More than fifty percent of the county’s operating budget goes to funding the school system. County Councilmember Craig Rice chairs the Council’s Education Committee, and he has been holding a series of budget forums along with leaders from Mongomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College. Our crew caught us with them at Kingsview Middle School […]

Hundreds of Montgomery County students recently attended a conference at the Universities at Shady Grove campus where they learned from area business professionals about a variety of careers and future opportunities. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is hailing state passage of $20 million in matching funds for additional school construction funding. “I want to thank Speaker Michael Busch and the members of our Delegation who made bringing home additional funds to help us address our public school construction issues their number one priority,” said Leggett in […]

March is Women’s History Month and a local teaching artist at Montgomery College recently led a figure drawing workshop at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. as part of a day of music and hands on family activities. MCTV’s Danielle Stescki reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see […]

There’s likely to be a letter headed to the Montgomery County Council outlining how the Montgomery County Public School system will handle a budget that is less than requested. The Board of Education is scheduled to meet March 30 and on the agenda is approval of a letter from Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers to the […]

More than 700 people took the online survey to share their input on the search for the new superintendent at Montgomery County Public Schools and another 260 people attended meetings about the search. Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates presented the MCPS Board of Education a Leadership Profile Assessment Report for a new superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools. […]

Save the date: April 2nd. That’s when Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard is scheduled to deliver the “State of the College” address at 11 a.m. in room 151 of the Bioscience Education Center on the Germantown campus. The topic will be “Achieving the Promise,” and Dr. Pollard will discuss the joint goals of closing […]

A growing group of international students are finding friendship and cultural exchange at Montgomery College through welcoming fellow students and alumni. Carolina Galeano has more in this report. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

It’s up to the State Superintendent whether Montgomery County Public Schools students will have to add days to their school calendar in June. The Maryland State Board of Education today voted to allow local school systems to apply for waivers of up to three days from the 180-instructional day requirement, and authorized the State Superintendent Dr. […]