Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED MCPS has announced all schools are now closed today, Jan. 6. MCPS Schools are now CLOSED due to emergency weather conditions. — MCPS (@MCPS) January 6, 2015 Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today, Jan. 6, because of snow. According to an announcement on the MCPS website, bus service will be […]

How many of us love the work we do, are inspired daily to get up and go to work and are energized by our work? To be passionate about what we do for a living is rare and that is unfortunate. Our children need to discover their talents, abilities and interests early in life and […]

Montgomery County Public Schools launched an initiative to create a more diverse workforce. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr responds to a question about what happens if his recent budget request is not approved. Take a look:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, MCPS Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr explains the budget process ahead.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Joshua Starr tells us how much he loves his job.

Student representatives from many Montgomery County Public Schools recently joined voices and presented the Board of Education with a point of view from their perspective. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is preparing to launch a new open data portal in January that will allow the public to search, sort, and download a variety of information about the district. According to Superintendent Joshua Starr, OpenDataMCPS will launch on January 5, 2015 and will include the Superintendent’s Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Superintendent Joshua P. Starr, agrees that “there’s a big divide” and still work to do, but explains that students “do better in Montgomery County.” “We’ve been doing a lot. We’ve provided more funding, more resources to the schools that have the most kids in need,” Starr said.

Patricia O’Neill  is the new president of the Board of Education for the next year replacing Philip Kauffman. According to a press release, the Walter Johnson High School graduated is looking forward to work with the leadership of Montgomery County Public Schools, the Montgomery County Council, and the Montgomery County Executive to “ensure that every child in each of our schools […]