Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County School Board members and Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr met with the Council’s Education and Government Operations Committees met to discuss future financial planning. The meeting became contentious over the new Maintenance of Effort law and the impact this year’s teacher raises have on overall funding. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will reopen tomorrow, October 31, after closing for two days because of Hurricane Sandy. As of 9 a.m. today, there were 10 MCPS schools and buildings without power and only minor damage was reported to school facilities. MCPS is working to make sure all buildings are ready to open on […]

Due to the forecasted impact of Hurricane Sandy, Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr has postponed his Community Day events in the Damascus, Gaithersburg, Magruder and Watkins Mill clusters, scheduled for Monday, October 29. This includes the town hall meeting with parents, scheduled for Monday night. The Community Day events in the Damascus, Gaithersburg, Magruder […]

Twelve Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have been named regional finalists or semifinalists in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Neil Davey of Montgomery Blair High School was named a regional finalist, and will now compete in one of six regional events held in November. Davey is the only public school […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr held his first town hall meeting with over 100 Northwest High School students on Monday, October 15. The town hall meeting allowed students to voice ideas and concerns about issues important to them. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its […]

Silvia Rodriguez Macdonald, an ESOL teacher at Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School in Damascus, was recognized by the Montgomery County Council on Oct. 9 after she was recently named a “Champion of Change” by the White House and the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. She’s using her own experiences to educate her […]

Christopher Barclay, Vice President of MCPS Board Of Education, talks about a new grading system for elementary children to be implemented in the 2012 school year.

Montgomery Week In Review host Don Mooers talks with Jane de Winter about recent criticism of MCPS Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joshua Starr. Visit Montgomery Week in Review to watch this episode on demand. Learn more about Montgomery Week in Review and view episodes on demand.

Fourth grade students from seven Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) schools learned the science of baking bread at John Hopkins University. King Arthur Flour and Johns Hopkins University sponsored the event which was a hit with teachers too. Take a look.