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The president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Michael Durso, and Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers have released a joint statement following the release of Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett’s capital budget recommendation. In the statement, Durso and Bowers say that, “it is disappointing that County Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended capital budget leaves us more […]

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:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Board of Education member Christopher Barclay says he’s not running for reelection in 2016, and discusses his ten-year term.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice provides an update on radon testing in Montgomery County public schools and government buildings. Visit this web page for the most current radon info we have for each school & summary info for all schools: https://t.co/IsCsuHcOPI — MCPS (@MCPS) December 17, 2015

David Dise, director of the Department of General Services (DGS) for Montgomery County, said he is calling for radon tests of county facilities following news that 26 Montgomery County public schools and two other MCPS buildings tested positive for elevated levels of radon. “Given the results reported by MCPS, I have initiated an investigation of […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice said he was surprised to learn of elevated radon levels in 26 schools and two MCPS buildings last week. That’s because as the sponsor of a recently passed radon bill, he said, his staff previously asked the school district for information about radon levels and was assured there was not […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Councilmember Craig Rice said he is happy to see parents following up with questions about radon levels in schools and he said the Council plans to follow up in childcare facilities and county buildings as well.

All Montgomery County public schools and buildings will soon be tested for radon, according to a statement by Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers that was released on Sunday. You may remember that MCPS officials are in the process of retesting 28 MCPS locations that previously showed elevated levels of radon, according to the most recent testing […]

A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. today for Montgomery County. Here are five more things to know today, Dec. 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools officials say they plan to retest 26 schools for radon after elevated levels were reported. MCPS has posted a list of the schools […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials say they plan to retest 26 schools and the Lathrop Smith Environmental Education Center and the Rocking Horse Road Center for radon after elevated radon levels were reported. So far, there is no word on when the retesting will take place. According to information posted on the MCPS website, the […]