Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on Sept. 16 to continue its discussions on the Long Branch Sector Plan and to hold a worksession regarding transportation issues for the Glenmont Sector Plan. The PHED Committee, which is chaired by Nancy Floreen and includes Councilmembers Marc […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) opened the 2013-2014 school year Monday (August 26, 2013) with the highest enrollment in the district’s history and a strong focus on providing students with the knowledge and skills they need for success in the 21st century. MCPS will continue to implement the Common Core State Standards throughout the district […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua P. Starr announced the first ten schools that will be a part of a districtwide initiative to improve the timeliness and quality of interventions for students who are struggling. The ten schools applied to be a part of the Interventions Network and will work with central office and […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee will hold a work session at 2 p.m. on the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget request for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The worksession is expected to include discussion on programs focused on closing the Achievement Gap. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 11, will hold a worksession on an Office of Legislative Oversight Report reviewing the effectiveness of the county’s economic development incentive programs. A key aspect of the report focuses on whether Montgomery County’s economic development incentive programs align […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro met with the media on Feb. 11 for her weekly press briefing. Among the topics Navarro addressed were poverty in the county, the SNAP the silence challenge, the need for transportation funding dollars, the smoking bill, artificial turf, accessory apartments, Glenmont sector plan and more.

The Montgomery County Council will continue its series of informal meetings with federal and state elected officials when it hosts U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski at noon on Feb. 11 at the Council Office Building in Rockville. The meeting with Senator Mikulski will follow a 10 a.m. meeting of the Education Committee and a 2 p.m. […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken asks his panelists, Sam Statland (Democrat) and Mark Uncapher (Republican), for their predictions on how Maryland voters will vote on the Dream Act. Take a look.

Hundreds of seventh grade students from Forest Oak and Neelsville Middle School participated in Frontiers In Science and Medicine at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center at the Universities at Shady Grove. The day was devoted to providing students with hands on “real world” activities connected to the 7th grade science curriculum. For more information […]

Educators from over 30 two and four year college and universities joined forces at Montgomery College’s Takoma Park Campus to initiate the Maryland-DC Campus Compact. The Maryland Compact was formed back in 1985 and the Maryland-DC Campus Compact is the first time multiple jurisdictions have joined forces to address local issues. Michael Brown of MCTV […]