Montgomery Community Media

Rockville officials are advocating for more school construction funds. Rockville-11 has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

The Montgomery County Board of Education is “meeting expectations” in seven categories including “responsible management of resources” and “community engagement and communication”, according to a self-evaluation published by the board Wednesday. When the Board of Education hired Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr in 2011, the Board committed to a system of shared governance with the superintendent. […]

UPDATED, Nov. 17, 9 p.m. – The Montgomery County Board of Education voted in favor of amendments to the school system’s capital improvements budget Monday night that adds nearly $220 million to the funding plan approved by the Montgomery County Council in May. The board voted in favor of the plan put forth by Superintendent […]

Rockville police this week arrested a bank teller for allegedly stealing an estimated $45,000 from a bank vault. Ngawang Jigme Geleg, 32, of the 100 block of Billingsgate Lane, in Gaithersburg, was arrested on Nov. 10. Geleg was charged with theft and theft-scheme. He was released on $25,000 bond. On Nov. 7, Rockville police officers […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr delivered his third “State of the Schools” address on Nov. 11. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

UPDATED, Nov. 14,  9:15 p.m. – A juvenile is charged with arson in the Friday fire at Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the fire was intentionally set in the second floor boys’ bathroom and caused $10,000 damage to the school. Three students were transported […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is notifying parents that it continues to look into the employment record of Jose Pineda, a former substitute teacher who was recently arrested and charged with having inappropriate contact with a student at Roberto Clemente Middle School. Since the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, Pineda has worked at 20 […]

U.S. Rep. John Delaney released the following statement on the Montgomery County Board of Education’s decision to strip religious labels from holidays on next year’s school calendar. “I’d like to see Montgomery County Public Schools continue to recognize religious holidays on the calendar, including those important to the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith communities. Eid […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education vote to remove references to religion on the school system calendar has thrust the county into the national media and locally caused some strong opinions about the decision. As CNN and the New York Daily News among others covered the controversy over the decision to take off Christmas, Easter, […]

Middle school students in several of the county’s schools either have already taken or are scheduled to take a survey that has some very specific questions having to do with sexual activity. These are new questions on the 2014 Maryland Youth Tobacco and Risk Behavior Survey. The survey is sponsored by the Maryland Department of […]