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As of Thursday, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has received about 500 applications for its 2021-2022 virtual academy, MCPS Director of Technology Integration and Support Dr. Kara Trenkamp shared during a school board meeting. The virtual learning academy for the 2021-2022 school year, called “Montgomery Virtual,” is a five-days-a-week program that will mirror the brick-and-mortar […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Department of Curriculum and Instructional Programs has developed a long-term plan to address the learning loss during the pandemic.  According to MCPS, national research has shown that math achievement has been impacted by the pandemic more than any other content area in K-12 education.  The department’s long-term plan will […]

Montgomery County Council of PTA’s( MCCPTA) will hold an online seminar to provide support for families with elementary and high school students. The online discussion will begin at 10 am on Saturday, April 17. Educators, PTA members and community leader will be present to offer insight and information regarding educational planning. County residents who are […]

Montgomery County Board of Education members unanimously approved adding a LGBTQ+ pilot course for high school students at its May 12 business meeting. The course will be offered as an elective to 11th and 12th graders who have previously taken U.S. History. Spread out over four units, the curriculum will examine factors that shape identity, […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will seek out input from parents and school system employees before it drafts a request for proposals for a new elementary school curriculum. “We want some feedback from the community,” MCPS spokesman Derek Turner said. That feedback, he said, would ensure “we’re getting the right product for our community.” In the […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will look outside its staff this year for a new curriculum for its elementary schools, a county administrator said Monday. In recent years, the school system had used its own staff to develop the lessons taught in its own classrooms. MCPS officials will ask publishers to submit proposals for a new […]

Gaithersburg City Councilmember Ryan Spiegel, who also serves as the president of the Montgomery County chapter of the Maryland Municipal League, is asking Superintendent Jack Smith for a detailed briefing about the scope and status of the school district’s Holocaust curriculum. In a letter dated April 12th, Spiegel explains that his request comes at a […]

Immigration concerns top this week’s edition of County Report This Week. The show also includes reports about the Dickerson incinerator, a police academy for Hispanic residents, local celebrations of Black History Month, and more. Watch the 30-minute news and information show, below:

UPDATED 5/14 There’s an inspiring approach to learning going on inside a third grade classroom in Montgomery Village that is truly changing lives. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. At the very beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, Ms. McGinn’s third grade class at Stedwick Elementary School in Montgomery Village formed the Fire Starters Kids Opera Company. […]