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A new video featuring Montgomery County Public Schools administrators, principals, teachers and students emphasizes the County’s need for additional school construction funding. The County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett have joined in asking the Maryland General Assembly to provide additional State funding for school construction. The Council is now reviewing the County Executive’s proposal […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee will begin its review of the Fiscal Years 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) requests of Montgomery County Public Schools at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 10. The worksession will include an overview of the Board of Education’s requests and the recommendations of County Executive Isiah Leggett. It also will include […]

It’s been an unusual and busy start of the year for Montgomery County firefighters who have responded to three fatal fires this month. In 2013, there were three fire-related deaths during the entire year in Montgomery County. The first fire fatality of 2014 occurred on Jan. 8 when 4-year-old Lancelot Quarshie died in a Montgomery Village […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk talks with State Sen. Roger Manno about Montgomery County school construction during the MCCPTA’s trip to Annapolis. Related posts:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk talks to State Senator Jennie Forehand (District 17) about school construction funding for Montgomery County during the MCC-PTA’s trip to Annapolis. Related posts:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk talks to State Delegate Heather Mizeur about her push to make funding for Montgomery County school construction a priority during the Maryland General Assembly this session. Related posts:

The Montgomery County Council Education Committee is hoping to get county public schools back on track with a proposal to request approximately $750 million for new school capacity projects from the Interagency Committee on School Construction as discussed in their work session Monday morning. County councilmember Phil Andrews says that the school system has been […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee will hold a worksession at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 to discuss a proposal that seeks Maryland State aid to help pay for construction needs for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The Education Committee, which is chaired by Valerie Ervin and includes Councilmembers Phil Andrews and Craig Rice, […]

Have you heard? It’s coming. Montgomery College’s YouTube site is featuring a video entitled “It’s Coming – November 19 at Montgomery College.” Take a look. Maybe you know or maybe you don’t, but we think the place to be on November 19 at 2:30 p.m. is outside the Rockville Campus Center.

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin will be recognized as a Champion of Education on Oct. 29 by CollegeTracks as the organization celebrates ten years of success. This event will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building at One Veterans Place in Silver Spring. Councilmember Ervin, in her second term on the […]