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Students from Sligo Middle School in Silver Spring hosted the first S’TEAM Sligo Community Day Festival on Sept 26. The S’TEAM field day was organized by 28 students in seventh and eighth grades who worked throughout the summer on multi-disciplinary projects that included science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Schools officials said students had hands-on experience while […]

Over thirty percent of students in the county schools receive free or reduced meals during the academic year. The Lunch and Learn summer program in Takoma Park has served over 100 students this summer with classes, sports and a healthy lunch. Related posts:

They worked on math, reading, swimming and played games. And now that summer is almost over, they are getting ready to go back to school. More than 100 children from low-income families participated at a Lunch and Learn Program over the summer sponsored by Making a New United People (MANUP), Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (ACSGW), and […]

James Schafer, a Montgomery Blair High School physics teacher, has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He is one of just 108 winners from across the nation and one of two from Maryland, according to a White House news release. The PAEMST program, administered […]

Montgomery County fourth grade students took a recent trip to Johns Hopkins University to bake, learn and give back to the community. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly news conference Monday talking White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan, campaign finance and the Primary Election. You can watch it in its entirety here:

A Statement from Superintendent Joshua P. Starr on High School Mathematics Final Exams and Course Completion: “Over the past few weeks, there has been much discussion about final exam results, specifically high failure rates on high school final exams in mathematics. Since I arrived at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in July 2011—and for years […]

Updated December 13 The Montgomery County Council honored Professor Hamman on December 11. Original Post Montgomery College Math Professor John Hamman has been named Maryland Professor of the Year. Hamman is the Chair of the Mathematics Department at Montgomery College’s Germantown Campus. This is the fourth year a Montgomery College professor has been honored with […]