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Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today due to emergency weather conditions. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning half-day Head Start, other morning half-day programs and field trips are canceled. Other activities and programs that begin at 10:30 a.m. or earlier are canceled. Administrative offices are […]

Dress warmly! Montgomery County Public Schools are planning to open on time on Jan. 7, according to a note posted on the MCPS website. See more here: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ Earlier today, MCPS PIO Dana Tofig said the school district does not generally close for cold temperatures. He also acknowledged the weather tonight and tomorrow is going […]

In case you are wondering if the weather will impact the openings of area schools, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials have not made a decision about school opening tomorrow (Dec. 9). We should know early in the morning, though. On Twitter tonight (Dec. 8), MCPS Spokesperson Dana Tofig said a decision will be made […]

The Montgomery County Council Education Committee is hoping to get county public schools back on track with a proposal to request approximately $750 million for new school capacity projects from the Interagency Committee on School Construction as discussed in their work session Monday morning. County councilmember Phil Andrews says that the school system has been […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett  joined county, school and state officials on Oct. 31 to urge the Governor and the Maryland General Assembly to support legislation that would benefit Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) similar to a bill passed last year for the Baltimore City Public Schools. The legislation would jump start a public school […]

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is recommending a $1.55 billion Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) that, over the next six years, would add hundreds of elementary school classrooms and ease overcrowding caused by years of dramatic enrollment growth. According to an MCPS new release, Starr’s CIP recommendations places a priority on […]

A Statement from Superintendent Joshua P. Starr on High School Mathematics Final Exams and Course Completion: “Over the past few weeks, there has been much discussion about final exam results, specifically high failure rates on high school final exams in mathematics. Since I arrived at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in July 2011—and for years […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Phil Andrews and Craig Rice, both of whom serve on the Council’s Education Committee, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, will join County leaders from a variety of organizations at a public forum on how to make Montgomery County’s schools safer. The forum, which will be held at the Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro held her first press conference of the year on Jan. 14. Some of the topics she discussed: schools and security, gun control, transportation and more. Take a look.

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.