Montgomery Community Media

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Nancy Soreng, Shirley Brandman, Shane Rock and Jackie DeCarlo. Topics discussed this week include the work of the League of Women Voters of Maryland, the recent resignation of Maryland State Superintendent of Education Lillian Lowery, poverty in Montgomery County and the work […]

Montgomery County Public Schools students could spend less time taking tests next year. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is considering changes to its assessment program to increase instructional time and reduce the time spent on testing. As part of MCPS’ review of its overall assessment program, options for possible changes to final exams given in […]

Maryland students in grades 3-8 and high school will spend less time taking State assessments next year as a result of changes approved unanimously by the multi-state consortium governing the tests the Maryland Department of Education announced this week. The Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) yesterday voted to consolidate […]

Sending students to school on Monday, June 15 will cost the school system between $600,000 and $750,000 more  the average school day. That’s the day, Montgomery County Public Schools has set to make up for the one snow day that has to be made up this year. State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lillian Lowery agreed […]

Nearly 300 people turned out for Lt. Governor Anthony Brown’s town hall meeting on public safety at the Montgomery County Council Office Building on Feb. 6 in Rockville. Brown was joined by a panel made up of State Police Superintendent Colonel Marcus Brown, State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lillian Lowery, Crime Control and Prevention Executive […]