Montgomery Community Media

Students who attend Tilden Middle School and those at Rock Terrace School may go to school in the same building if the Montgomery County Board of Education agrees with a proposal put forth by Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers. Bowers released his recommendation on Monday. He is suggesting that both student bodies share a new facility […]

UPDATED Students in Rockville have a chance to participate in an annual workshop that promotes a dialogue about diversity, social justice, and conflict resolutions skills. The 10th Annual Diversity Leadership Workshop, scheduled for March 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is hosted by the city’s Human Rights Commission and aims to teach students how to […]

Tonight is the final forum in a series where the public can provide input on the programs and budgets of the county’s public school system and its community college. This time the forum is scheduled for Winston Churchill High School at 11300 Gainsborough Rd. in Potomac at 6:30 p.m. “These forums will provide an opportunity […]

Have you asked yourself, “Why not me,” or “Why can’t I?”. Those phrases have motivated some budding student entrepreneurs as they work to make their business dreams a reality. MCPS-TV brings us the story from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

The Maryland State Board of Education is expected to make a decision Tuesday morning on how many days Montgomery County Public School students will spend in class in June. The state board is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning. The state superintendent is scheduled to give a report at 11:40 a.m. on school system calendar modifications during […]

Northwest High School in Germantown is in the running for the U.S. Department of Education’s 2015 Green Ribbon Schools award. “No other high school works as hard at this as we do,” said Northwest Principal Lance Dempsey. “We take great pride in this.” The Maryland State Department of Education today nominated two schools and one […]

The Montgomery County Education Forum, a nonprofit that advocates for better policies in the county’s educational system, is scheduled to host a community forum where students and parents get to speak up. The meeting will be held on March 19 , 7 p.m., at the Silver Spring Civic Building. According to forum officials, the purpose […]

Bethesda resident Michael Winer was named one of three first place winners in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search this month. Michael, a senior at Montgomery Blair High School, won the First Place Medal of Distinction for Innovation in the prestigious science competition. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke has more. You can peruse Winer’s blog here. For […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Board of Education Member Christopher Barclay says County Executive’s recommended fiscal year 2016 budget “got close” to what the board recommended, but knows it will have a significant impact on MCPS. Barclay added there are options out there to “fill in the gaps.”  

Montgomery County Public Schools officially sent a letter Tuesday to the Maryland State Board of Education to request a waiver to go three days below the 180 days of instruction required by state law. The 2014-2015 calendar adopted by the Montgomery County Board of Education includes 184 days of instruction, with the last day of […]