Montgomery Community Media

Benjamin Banneker Middle School hosted Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Discovery Communications, and others to celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education on May 1. Earlier in the day, more than 100 Banneker students toured the White House and shared their views on the importance of STEM educational programs. Learn more in this video. Visit […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation sponsored three ‘Fifth Grade Challenge’ events where local dignitaries and community leaders test their knowledge of facts from the Grade 5 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) curriculum. Fifth-graders from more than 60 elementary schools help the contestants. The final of three challenges occurs tonight (April 29) at the […]

Seneca Valley High School seniors Joshua Davies, Morgan Law and Brian Boateng recently produced a public service announcement on pedestrian safety. In the fall, fellow classmate Christina Morris-Ward was struck and killed by a vehicle on Germantown Road and Wisteria Drive on her way to school on the morning of October 31, 2012. The three […]

A kindergarten teacher at Brookhaven Elementary School is the 2013-2014 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year and will now compete for Maryland Teacher of the Year. The selection of Cristina Ulrich as teacher of the year was announced Thursday (April 25) during the 11th annual Champions for Children Awards Celebration at MedImmune […]

Cedar Grove and Summit Hall elementary schools have been selected as recipients of the 2013 Green Ribbon Schools Award. They are among a total of 64 winning schools from across the nation. The Green Ribbon Schools award program, established in 2011, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognizes schools that save […]

Community leaders, including Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr and Board of Education member Christopher Barclay, recently met with nearly 200 parents and students to discuss important issues facing MCPS’s African American students. The Community Dialogue on the Academic Success of the African American Student focused on efforts to narrow the achievement gap for African […]

Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr submitted an amended Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Operating Budget recommendation to the Montgomery County Board of Education Thursday, Feb. 21 that is only slightly above the state’s minimum required funding level and includes some important budget restorations and enhancements based on input from the Board and the public. The […]

SNAP the silence on poverty is a week-long challenge launched by Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin at a grocery store in Rockville on Feb. 4. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke was there. You can watch the local leaders’ entire press conference below: Here are some photos of some of SNAP participants shopping at the Giant Food store […]

MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr holds a town hall meeting with students at Paint Branch High School. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

A message from Superintendent Joshua Starr concerning the tragedy in Connecticut: “Today’s unspeakable tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, has saddened and shaken us all. As a father, I grieve for the families and the community of Newtown. As an educator, I know the worry and concern that such a tragedy sends throughout every community. We take […]