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UPDATED As questions are raised about the future of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr, Councilmember Craig Rice and County Executive Isiah Leggett are sharing their thoughts on the superintendent’s future. Starr’s contract expires June 30, but school board policy requires the superintendent to indicate whether he wants his contract to be renewed […]

Opponents of the Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to demolish the Blair G. Ewing Center off Avery Road and replace it with a bus depot for nearly 400 buses are planning a rally on Thursday in front of the County Council building. The rally, scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m., is set just before the […]

The graduation rate for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) rose for a third consecutive year and the achievement gap narrowed in all areas, according to an MCPS news release out today. According to MCPS, the largest improvement was at Wheaton High School. The four-year graduation rate for the MCPS Class of 2014 was 89.7 percent, […]

Students at Northwest High School in Germantown recently showcased their projects as part of the Ulysses honors program. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Governor Larry Hogan recently released a proposed budget that cuts Montgomery County’s share of state school funding by $17 million. In this MyMCMedia Extra Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talks about the county effort to restore that funding. Leventhal talks about the county’s role in school funding in this MyMcMedia Extra.

Montgomery County Public Schools are closed today because of emergency weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. Administrative offices will open two hours late. Day care programs in school buildings may open at 10:30 a.m. today.

If you have an opinion on whether Montgomery County Public Schools should change the times schools start and end, you have just one more week to let the school board know about it. The MCPS Board of Education recently held two public hearings on the topic of changing school start times. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has […]

A proposal by President Obama has catapulted Montgomery College into the spotlight. Both local and national news reports over the past few weeks have featured Montgomery College students and officials. MCTV’s Michael Brown reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Adam Huie was honored with the Children of the Dream Award at the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at the Strathmore. Related:

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr is facing a contract that expires the end of June, but whether he will return at the helm of the school system is unclear. MyMCMedia caught up with two board members recently to hear their thoughts on Starr’s future. Starr’s contract expires June 30, but school board […]