Montgomery Community Media

At a time when local boards of education nationwide seem under siege from angry parents, our county residents appear eager to take up the gauntlet. 18 county residents submitted applications to fill the seat of Board of Education Member Patricia O’Neill. O’Neill, the county’s longest-serving BOE member, passed away in September at the age of […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) seeks candidates to fill the District 3 seat, which has been vacant since Patricia O’Neill’s death in September. District 3 includes parts of Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington and Potomac. Applicants cannot work for the school system. Applications are due by Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. and must […]

A visitation to pay respect to the late Patricia O’Neill, who died Tuesday at 71, is set for Saturday, according to her obituary. The family of O’Neill has suggested, in lieu of flowers, that the public honor her memory by making a contribution to the Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation. The MCPS Educational Foundation […]

La Junta de Educación de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery anunció en una carta el fallecimiento de Patricia O’Neill, miembro de la Junta con más años de servicio. O’Neill, que vivía en Bethesda, perdió la vida el martes a los 71 años. Actualmente se desconoce la causa de la muerte, dijo un portavoz […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education announced the death of the school board’s longest-serving member, Patricia O’Neill in a letter. O’Neill, who lived in Bethesda, died Tuesday at 71. The cause of death is currently unknown, a spokesperson for MCPS told MyMCM in an email. According to MCPS, she was the longest-serving school board […]

Gov. Larry Hogan held a press conference Thursday, pushing back against Maryland Senate Democrats, who started a debate on overturning the mandate that requires schools to begin the academic year after Labor Day. In 2017, Hogan’s executive order to start Maryland public schools after Labor Day went into effect. Since then, Montgomery County Board of […]

We invited primary winners to stop by the Montgomery Community Media studios to discuss their victories. Here’s what they had to say: Patricia O’Neill, winner of the nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 Julie Reiley, winner of the nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large: Robert Dyer, winner of […]

After some controversy and some support from the community and the Montgomery County Board of Education, the Maryland Public Secondary Athletic Association changed a rule that required student athletes to provide special documentation for wearing head coverings during sporting events. This change comes after referees refused to let Je’Nan Hayes, student at Watkins Mill High […]

Montgomery County Board of Education member Patricia O’Neill says that the search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is still in its early stages. Per state law, the new superintendent must be on the job by July 1. You can see more coverage on this topic below:

The Board of Education voted to push back school start times for all students beginning next school year. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming. Related: