Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council declared Jan. 13th as Korean-American Day. 2. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will join Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers and members of the Board of Education to launch the Library Link program. Today’s event will take place at […]

There are three Board of Education (BOE) seats up for election this year, and the race for the at large seat currently held by Olney resident Phil Kauffman, and who has filed for reelection, is heating up. Silver Spring resident Jeanette Dixon, a former principal, and Takoma Park resident Sebastian Johnson , who once served as a […]

Montgomery County Public Schools recently hosted a career readiness event at Gaithersburg High School. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.

After postponing the decision last week, the Montgomery County Board of Education set the school year calendar for 2016-2017 on Dec. 14th. The school year will begin on Aug. 29, 2016 and end on June 16, 2016. According to a news release, “Based on concerns expressed about the earlier start of school on Wednesday, August 24, […]

Montgomery County Public School’s Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers released his recommendations for the school systems operating budget for Fiscal Year 2017. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.

Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers presented his recommended Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Budget Dec. 8th. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Bowers comments on recommended budget cuts. Related:

Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers presented his recommended Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Budget to the Board of Education on Dec. 8th. Bowers recommends a total of $2.4 billion for FY 2017. Bowers calls for a budget increase of 4.5 percent in new spending to help maintain the school system and its goals including […]

Newly elected Board of Education President Michael Durso provides an update on the superintendent search in this MyMCMedia Extra video.

UPDATED The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) members elected officers at today’s meeting and Michael Durso was elected president and Judith Docca was elected vice president. Durso takes over as president for board member Patricia O’Neill, who has served as the board president for the past year. “This is an important time in the […]

The Montgomery County Council formed a partnership with the Rales Foundation to bring ‘Building Educated Leaders for Life’ (BELL) program to Montgomery County Public Schools to help close the achievement gap. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.