Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

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.

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report about the importance of driving safely around construction zones. There are also reports about a crossing guard who helps local students cross the street safely in Gaithersburg, upcoming Council budget hearings, and reports from Montgomery County Public Schools, […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking to fill three vacancies on its five-member Ethics Panel. Each vacancy is for a three-year term beginning on July 1. Applicants must be Montgomery County residents. Members serve without compensation. Among the Panel’s responsibilities are: (1) interpreting the Board of Education’s Ethics Policy and issuing advisory opinions […]

Here are your five things to know today, April 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Budget Hearings: Sign up now if you want to speak up at one of five County Council public hearings next week on the operating budget. 2. MCPS Scholars: Seven Montgomery County high school seniors have been selected as 2015 National Achievement […]

Seven seniors from Montgomery County Public Schools have been selected as winners for the 2015 National Achievement Scholarship by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. According to a news release, the selective scholarship competition recognizes African American high school seniors across the U.S. with outstanding academic achievement. About 150,000 students participated in the competition for these scholarships. In September, the National […]

The Linkages to Learning, a program that provides school-based health, mental health, social and educational support services for children and families, is scheduled to host its recognition ceremony on April 15 at VisArts in Rockville to celebrate donors, volunteers, and staff. This program is a partnership between Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services, […]

Good morning! Here are your five things to know today, April 2, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council Health and Human Services and Government Operations committees meet today. Here’s the agenda. 2. Students are Westland Middle School in Bethesda can’t use their lockers until after spring break after a data breach released information about student […]

Montgomery County Public Schools’ President Patricia O’Neill says the school system is getting applicants for the job of superintendent and she said a community panel will help interview final candidates. “We are in the process of receiving applications from people who are interested in leading this great school district. With HYA’s help, we will cull […]

Information technology professionals are trying to determine today how students were able to access a secured computer file at Bethesda’s Westland Middle School and distribute the names, locker numbers and locker combinations for that school’s 1,400 lockers. Montgomery County Public School’s Westland Principal Alison Serino told MyMCMedia Wednesday that a substitute teacher saw the students […]