Josh Starr

November 28, 2014 | Staff Writer

PARCC Night at Gaithersburg High (VIDEO)

More than 250 Montgomery County Public Schools parents gathered at Gaithersburg High School on Nov. 24 to learn more about the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers—or PARCC—state tests. The event was designed to provide parents with important information on the new state assessments, the Common Core State Standards and how […]

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November 24, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Learning Academy Awards (VIDEO)

The Saturday School celebrated its 28th anniversary of tutoring and mentoring students this month. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

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November 12, 2014 | Krista Brick

Starr Releases Statement on Outside Contractors at Schools

A large crowd of parents met with the administration of John T. Baker Middle School Tuesday night to find out why that school did not alert them for nearly a month about a contractor who allegedly inappropriately touched a student there. Earlier in the day, MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr released the following statement concerning outside contractors […]

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October 18, 2014 | Staff Writer

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‘Montgomery Moving Forward’ Calls for a Single Workforce Development Authority (VIDEO)

With the goal of creating a single workforce development authority, members of Montgomery Moving Forward recently announced a call to action that details what steps to take during the next two years to close the gap between good jobs and the number of skilled people. A diverse coalition of leaders calls for accountability to ensure […]

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