Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will be holding a new installment of “Let’s Talk Careers”. The new installment is scheduled for 10–11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28. The career series is held monthly by MCPS students who discuss different career journeys with professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs from a variety of fields. According to MCPS, confirmed […]

County residents can receive career help and advice through virtual sessions from Montgomery County Public Libraries on Tuesday and Wednesday. MCPL will host a session focusing on Google Drive basics at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Residents can learn how to save, share, create and edit documents. MCPL will also offer resume help starting at 1:30 p.m. […]

Did you just start a new job? Congratulations! I hope you’ll get along with your new boss. With your higher salary and new benefits, here are four questions you might be thinking about, and tips on how to approach them. 1) What should I do with my higher salary? This is a great time to examine […]

Looking for a job? Ride On bus service is hiring. According to an announcement on the Ride On website, 100 operators are needed. “The annual salary is $39,000 per year to start,” said Eric Sims, chief of the Silver Spring bus depot. According to Sims, operators also receive insurance benefits, annual leave and sick leave. […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice hosted a meeting about the Agriculture Reserve this week at the Universities at Shady Grove. County Cable Montgomery’s Susan Kenedy reports.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently held its 2016 regional high school summer school graduation at Richard Montgomery High School. MCPS-TV reports that 100 students crossed the stage to receive their diplomas at the ceremony.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students go back to class on Aug. 29. County Council member Craig Rice chairs the Council’s Education Committee, and he has recently met with Superintendent Jack Smith about the upcoming school year. During a recent interview at Northwest High School, Rice said one of the topics that the two local […]

Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin calls for increased access to academically struggling MCPS high schoolers to career and technical programs. She suggests the need to expand the Edison High School model to other county high schools.