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Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is recommending that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) eliminate hundreds of positions, delay further implementation of a districtwide technology initiative, and make several other reductions to close a $53 million budget shortfall for next school year. The Montgomery County Board of Education will consider the recommendations at a meeting on Tuesday, […]

UPDATED, May 27, 10:45 a.m.- The Montgomery County School Board voted in favor of a change to next year’s school calendar that could adjust some students’ spring break plans. Students will now have school on Mon., 4/4/16 and Tues., 4/5/16; Will be off Thurs. 3/24/16 and Tues. 4/26/16: http://t.co/cuME8YgUC9 — MCPS (@MCPS) May 26, 2015 […]

Somerset Elementary School is taking its poor field issues into its own hands hoping to raise more than a half million dollars to install an artificial turf at the school in Chevy Chase. The Montgomery County Board of Education is expected to vote today on whether to allow the group called the Somerset Elementary School Education […]

Here’s your daily look at the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 21, in Montgomery County: 1. County executives from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are expected to meet with Gov. Larry Hogan today on the Purple Line project. Here’s what County Executive Isiah Leggett has to say about the meeting. 2. […]

The president of the Montgomery County Education Association, one of the organizations helping to select the next Montgomery County Public Schools’ superintendent, says he was disappointed the group only got to meet one candidate for the job. The educators’ union was one of more than a dozen organizations the Montgomery County School Board invited to […]

UPDATED, May 15, 11:30 a.m. – Andrew Houlihan, the chief academic officer of the Houston Independent School District, who is the “preferred candidate” to replace Dr. Joshua Starr as Montgomery County Schools superintendent met with Council President George Leventhal Friday. Just had a very positive discussion with Drew Houlihan, the leading candidate for MCPS superintendent. — George […]

UPDATED, May 12, 1 p.m. – The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers’ recommendation to colocate Tilden Middle and Rock Terrace schools. ORIGINAL – The Montgomery County School Board is expected to make a decision today on whether to combine the Rock Terrace and the Tilden Middle schools into […]

It might cost you more money next school year for your student to participate in an extracurricular activity at a Montgomery County Public School. MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is proposing an increase of  $2.50 to the Extracurricular Activity Fee that supports adult-supervised extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs, for middle and high school students. […]

Both the Blair G. Ewing Center and the former English Manor Elementary School site are the two locations proposed to be evaluated for the county school system’s Alternative Education Program. The Montgomery County Board of Education is expected to vote on a proposal by Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers Tuesday that suggests that feasibility studies should be […]

More than fifty percent of the county’s operating budget goes to funding the school system. County Councilmember Craig Rice chairs the Council’s Education Committee, and he has been holding a series of budget forums along with leaders from Mongomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College. Our crew caught us with them at Kingsview Middle School […]