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Montgomery County Public Schools are engaging area families beyond the official school day. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

UPDATED, Sept. 5, 11:45 a.m. – There is another new case of whooping cough in Montgomery County and this one is at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 15. Montgomery County Health and Human Services Spokesperson Mary Anderson told MyMcMedia Friday that a student at […]

Parents of about 4,200 7th graders are not compliant with Montgomery County Public Schools’  new vaccinations requirements. Montgomery County Heath and Human Services spokesperson Mary Anderson said those students got a letter late last week letting them know that they did not have the necessary vaccinations needed to attend school. All Maryland school students entering 7th grade […]

A record number of students are enrolled in Montgomery County Public Schools this year. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

A public announcement posted on the Montgomery County Public Schools website reports that 57 unaccompanied minors have been enrolled in Montgomery County schools this school year. You can read the announcement below: “Throughout the summer, there have been numerous reports of children and young adults fleeing their homes in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras due […]

As the bell rang to start the first day of the school year Monday, nearly 600 kids took their seats inside the Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg, the county’s newest school. The long-awaited school for the growing Clarksburg community became the county’s 202nd school when it opened to students Monday and Principal Sean McGee […]

The Office of the State Prosecutor found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the investigation into the use of credit cards by Montgomery County School Board members. Investigators from the Office of the State Prosecutor reviewed expense reports and documentation from Board members, office staff, and the school system’s senior leadership. State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt notified […]

MCPS Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr visited the new Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg to talk about the county’s 202nd school on the first day of the 2014-2015 school year Aug. 25. Starr recapped last year’s successes including the fact that half the school system’s graduates got a college-ready score on an Advanced Placement exam […]

It’s back to school today for more than 154,000 students in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will celebrate the start of the 2014-2015 school year with a news conference at the new Wilson Wims Elementary School, 12420 Blue Sky Drive in Clarksburg. Superintendent of Schools Joshua Starr and Montgomery County Board of Education […]

Montgomery County Public Schools officials welcomed their newest educators earlier this month. MCPS-TV reports.   Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.