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A Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) official has announced that all Friday basketball games will be played on Thursday this week because of the weather forecast. The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Watch for Montgomery County that begins Friday afternoon. MCPS Athletics Specialist Jeff Sullivan reports on his Twitter account that all the rescheduled […]

UPDATED The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) members elected officers at today’s meeting and Michael Durso was elected president and Judith Docca was elected vice president. Durso takes over as president for board member Patricia O’Neill, who has served as the board president for the past year. “This is an important time in the […]

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Jane de Winter, Kip Ingram, Stuart Rosenthal and Gilberto Zelaya. Topics discussed this week include the role of School Resource Officers in our schools, a Montgomery Hospice program for High School aged youth, the November issue of the Beacon newspaper and […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to receive a report today from the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) that describes school funding and allocation patterns within Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The report, titled Resources and Staffing Among MCPS Schools, compares differences in class size, staff tenure, per pupil expenditures and teacher salary costs between […]

It’s a little cooler than you might expect this morning. You may even want to take a light jacket with you before you leave the house. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has 138 semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship competition. […]

The day before their first day of school, Quince Orchard High seniors were spotted staking out their senior parking spots.  They used brightly colored chalk to personalize their spaces at Quince Orchard High School. PHOTOS | Phil Fabrizio

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) district continues to celebrate the life of beloved Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran, who passed away on Aug. 19. Montgomery County Board of Education members honored the late educator with a moment of silence at Thursday’s meeting. In this MyMCMedia Extra video,  BOE Vice President Michael Durso said Doran […]

The Wootton community is grieving the loss of principal Michael Doran. Montgomery County schools officials said Dr. Doran passed away on Wednesday. A memorial service is planned to celebrate Doran’s life on Friday, Aug. 21 at the school’s athletic field. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, MCPS spokesperson Dana Tofig says Doran left an impact “wherever he went.” […]

Montgomery County public schools officials say they are in shock about the death of Wootton High School principal Michael Doran. Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill and Board Vice President Michael Durso have released a statement about Doran’s death on Aug. 19th. You can read their statement below: “The sudden death of Dr. Michael J. […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on predatory towing, identity theft, the budget savings plan, speed cameras in Rockville, the Confederate Soldier Statue, the Ethiopian Festival, the Washington Spirt’s World Cup stars and more. You can watch the show, below: