Montgomery Community Media

Summer is over for 159,000 students who head back to class for a new school year on August 29th in Montgomery County. Local officials say their top priority is keeping those students safe. This week, county officials have announced the expansion of the school bus camera enforcement program because motorists passing stopped school buses continues […]

The state of Maryland used a truck to help eradicate mosquitoes in two areas of Montgomery County last week. Montgomery County Health and Human Services spokesperson Mary Anderson said the spraying took place in a section of Gaithersburg and in a section of Wheaton. According to Anderson, residents in the spray area received reverse 9-1-1 […]

Hallie Wells Middle School is the newest middle school in Montgomery County, and parents and students toured the state of the art facility at an open house last week. MCPS-TV reports, below:

Montgomery County Public Schools is preparing to welcome more than 159,000 students on the first day of school. That’s about 2,500 more students than last year. What else do you need to know? Watch our Back to School special, below, for five things to keep you in the know this school year. Our coverage includes a […]

Closing the achievement gap is a top priority for educators, parents and other community members in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong reports.

UPDATED A series of free Friday outdoor movies shown on a large screen on Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring will continue on Sept. 9, with the showing of Paris Blues. Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker is one of the sponsors of the “Silver Screen,” series. “Free outdoor movies have popped up all across the […]

A senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Eric Guerci is serving his second term as the student member of the Board of Education. And this school year, he has new voting privileges. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

Montgomery County officials gathered for a back-to-school safety news conference outside Lakelands Park Middle School on Friday. During that news conference, Captain Tom Didone touted the expansion of the school bus camera safety enforcement program, and the importance of motorists to prepare for more traffic once school resumes. “School buses will be on the road […]

There is a new superintendent leading Montgomery County Public Schools, and he is looking forward to the new school year that begins on August 29th. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

Four years from now, as many as 1.4 million jobs will be available for people with the skills needed in the computer technology world. Yet only three percent of the women in the U.S. are on track to fill those positions in computing fields. That is changing with a summer immersion in computer coding offered […]