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Seventeen Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) seniors from eight high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. These scholarships, which range from $500 to $10,000, are financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. The students are among 35 high school seniors in Maryland and around 1,000 seniors nationwide to be selected as […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with the news media on April 21 to discuss a variety of topics, including the achievement gap, school resource officers, the recommended operating budget, the need for sewer service in historic Clarksburg and more. You can watch the briefing in its entirety here:

In this MyMCMedia extra, former Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin says a lot of parents across the county are talking about what’s going on inside the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Ervin notes it will be an interesting school board race. Take a look: The primary election is set for June 24.   Related:   […]

Travilah Elementary School has been nominated by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) for the National Green Ribbon Schools Award. The North Potomac school was one of two schools nominated by MSDE. The Green Ribbon Schools Award program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognizes schools that save energy, reduce […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is working to raise awareness about cyber civility. MCPS-TV has the story: Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Springbrook High School is celebrating  the success of senior Santiago Romero whose slogan, “Success is My Addiction,” won first place in a national advertising competition sponsored by retail clothing chain H&M and Mentor Foundation. Romero entered this national slogan contest through his marketing class. The contest was sponsored by the Swedish retailer who owns the […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education, on Wednesday (April 9), approved Superintendent Joshua P. Starr’s plan to revise the 2013-2014 school calendar so Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) can make up two snow days. The Board unanimously approved a resolution that changes the calendar so school can be held on the following days: – Monday, […]

Seven high school seniors from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) have been selected as 2014 National Achievement Scholarship winners by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. This highly selective scholarship competition established in 1964 recognizes outstanding academic achievement of African American high school seniors across the United States. Winners are awarded $2,500 scholarships, which are privately […]

The Montgomery County Council today received the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report on “Performance of Montgomery County Public Schools’ High Schools—A FY2014 Update.” The report describes changes in the demographics and performance of the school system’s 25 comprehensive high schools. The report updates OLO’s 2009 high school consortia report that found that neither the […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has eight of the nation’s top 200 high schools, according to the Washington Post 2014 High School Challenge, which was released Monday (April 7, 2014). All 25 MCPS high schools made the list, which includes more than 2,000 public and private schools, representing the top 9 percent of the nation’s […]