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MCPS Says U.S. News & World Report Has ‘Discrepancy’ in School Data Montgomery County Public Schools emailed families Wednesday evening about U.S. News and World Report‘s 2019 national high school rankings list. School officials are claiming that the data U.S. News & World Report used to compile the list is faulty. In the email, MCPS […]

Friday Night Lights (FNL) returns for the 2016 high school sports season with a big game match up between defending MD 3A State Champion Damascus Hornets visiting 4A Quince Orchard Cougars in Gaithersburg. Pride is the only measure here between these two MoCo teams – the winner claims a measure of superiority in football prowess. […]

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski released the following statement on Secretary Hillary Clinton’s qualifications to be president: “I don’t know anyone more qualified to be President than Hillary Clinton. She is seasoned and experienced. She knows how to help America and she knows how to protect America. “I’ve known her as an advocate for children, a […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Amtrak Derailment: An Amtrak train traveling from Washington, D.C. to New York derailed north of Philadelphia Tuesday night. 2. Budget Worksessions: Montgomery County Council members are scheduled to receive an overview of revenues and expenditures […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) earned exceptional results on two national rankings of high school performance released on May 20. MCPS placed five schools in the top 100 of the Washington Post’s 2012 High School Challenge rankings. All 25 MCPS high schools appear in the rankings, which represents the top eight percent of the nation’s […]

Eleven Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) received gold or silver medals in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation’s “Best High Schools.” Three MCPS high schools were ranked in the top 100 and the district had the top seven high schools in the state of Maryland. The Best High Schools list, […]