Montgomery Community Media

Hundreds of college students from across the state traveled to Annapolis on Wednesday for Student Advocacy Day. The Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC), coordinated the event which, encourages students to challenge lawmakers on issues such as funding and tuition.  The event took place in the Miller Senate Office Building which is located on 11 […]

Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers is recommending a six-year, $1.72 billion construction plan for Montgomery County Public Schools in the fiscal year 2017-2022 Capital Improvements Program. The plan represents a $172 million increase over the current six-year CIP, which schools officials say is needed to deal with the district’s rapid enrollment growth. A new CIP is […]

County Executive Ike Leggett was in Annapolis this week calling on Governor Larry Hogan to release $68 million of school funding in the state budget. The General Assembly passed a budget that restores the geographic cost of education index funding that grants certain counties additional monies to cope with the increasing numbers in school population. Montgomery […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is hailing state passage of $20 million in matching funds for additional school construction funding. “I want to thank Speaker Michael Busch and the members of our Delegation who made bringing home additional funds to help us address our public school construction issues their number one priority,” said Leggett in […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on County Executive Ike Leggett’s testimony this week in Annapolis about the need for more school construction funding.  You can watch the show in its entirety here:  

Governor Larry Hogan recently released a proposed budget that cuts Montgomery County’s share of state school funding by $17 million. In this MyMCMedia Extra Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talks about the county effort to restore that funding. Leventhal talks about the county’s role in school funding in this MyMcMedia Extra.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on March 6 in asking the House of Delegates to pass HB1323/SB 927, the Supplemental Public School Construction Matching Fund Program. The bill would provide funding for school construction to meet Montgomery County’s sharp increase in enrollment, […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett unveiled his six-year Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Capital Budget and FY 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) that continues to make funding the County’s unprecedented growth in school enrollment the highest priority. The budget also includes needed capital spending for approved plans to spur economic growth in Wheaton, Shady Grove, White […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk talks with State Sen. Roger Manno about Montgomery County school construction during the MCCPTA’s trip to Annapolis. Related posts:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Valerie Bonk talks to State Senator Jennie Forehand (District 17) about school construction funding for Montgomery County during the MCC-PTA’s trip to Annapolis. Related posts: