Montgomery Community Media

A broken sprinkler head at  Montgomery Blair High School caused a frozen waterfall at the school Monday. According to Montgomery County Public Schools spokesman Dana Tofig, the sprinkler head in the greenhouse of the school broke. Because there are drains on the floor, he said, there was no serious damage to the school building. The water […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Public Schools are closed on Tuesday, Feb. 17 due to emergency weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. Administrative offices are also closed today.

The Board of Education voted to push back school start times for all students beginning next school year. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming. Related:

A powerful video, “I, Too, Am B-CC [High School],” explores racial stereotypes at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Montgomery County as students share their personal experiences and opine on their future. Inspired by the social campaign, “I too, am Harvard,” the video is produced by Makdes Hailu and directed and edited by Orlando Pinder. It […]

The opening of the new Montgomery College Community Engagement Center on Feb. 12 at the Gaithersburg Library was emotional for many residents who shared stories about how the college had changed their lives for the better. Germantown resident Arfilío Carrero said the opening of the center meant a lot to him. He is studying to […]

Hundreds of students from community colleges across Maryland converged on Annapolis this month for Student Advocacy Day. Montgomery College TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has the highest graduation rate for African American males among the nation’s largest school districts, according to a report released Wednesday. The Schott Foundation for Public Education released a report Wednesday entitled Black Lives Matter: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males. The report highlights opportunities, […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is heading up to Germantown to meet with the Seneca Valley cluster community on Thursday and Principal Marc Cohen said he believes the community will be advocating for a new high school. The meet and greet event starts at 7 p.m. in the Seneca Valley High School media center. […]

Students from several county high schools have been working together to find ways to reduce the achievement gap in Montgomery County Public Schools. The students are members of the Minority Scholars Leadership Program. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal says he believes the superintendent search will attract some impressive candidates.