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In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Council President George Leventhal reacts to the resignation of Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr. Take a look: Related:

Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard has released the following statement regarding the resignation of Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr: “I have deeply appreciated the opportunity to work with Dr. Joshua Starr. He is profoundly committed to social justice and the future of the county’s children. Since his arrival in 2011, Dr. Starr […]

Montgomery County Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill and Superintendent Joshua Starr will hold a media availability at noon today, to discuss the superintendent’s future with Montgomery County Public Schools. The availability will be held at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The Board will meet in a closed session at 10:30 a.m. today to […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 3, in Montgomery County: 1. The Board of Education (BOE) meets behind closed doors today and we may find out after that executive session the future of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates. 2. At his news briefing on […]

Opponents of a Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to move the county’s Alternative Education Program from the Blair G. Ewing Center to the English Manor School property off Bestor Drive won a small victory Thursday afternoon. The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee approved a plan Thursday that has the county’s school system looking at both […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal touts the importance of getting the measles vaccination and says he has questions for Montgomery County Public Schools officials about policy on this matter and how a family may opt out of the vaccination. Take a look:

Opponents of the Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to demolish the Blair G. Ewing Center off Avery Road and replace it with a bus depot for nearly 400 buses are planning a rally on Thursday in front of the County Council building. The rally, scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m., is set just before the […]

The graduation rate for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) rose for a third consecutive year and the achievement gap narrowed in all areas, according to an MCPS news release out today. According to MCPS, the largest improvement was at Wheaton High School. The four-year graduation rate for the MCPS Class of 2014 was 89.7 percent, […]

If you have an opinion on whether Montgomery County Public Schools should change the times schools start and end, you have just one more week to let the school board know about it. The MCPS Board of Education recently held two public hearings on the topic of changing school start times. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr is facing a contract that expires the end of June, but whether he will return at the helm of the school system is unclear. MyMCMedia caught up with two board members recently to hear their thoughts on Starr’s future. Starr’s contract expires June 30, but school board […]