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Montgomery County Public Schools has almost filled all teaching positions for summer school, the administration announced during their Board of Education meeting on Tuesday. Currently, about 52,500 students will be attending summer school, which is the most the school district has ever had, said Assistant Superintendent Niki Hazel. Some of the students have opted to […]

As a member of Montgomery County Education Association’s negotiating team, Dominique Parker worked with Montgomery County Public School officials to get summer school teachers a $200 a week bonus if they completed the semester. This was important, the Wootton High School English teacher said, because so many teachers are physically and emotionally burned out after […]

Multiple times during Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE), school administration staff repeated that there will be a five-day-a-week in-school program in the fall, with a virtual academy offered to those who request them. This will be accomplished using a social distancing guideline of three feet. The BOE […]

MCPS is seeking parents’ and guardians’ input on this year’s upcoming summer school programs through a recently released survey. Despite the school year having ended early due to COVID-19, MCPS is still planning to offer various summer school programs to elementary and secondary students. According to a statement by MCPS, students will be able to participate […]

Montgomery County Public Schools released important updates including information on the new Grading Options Tool and summer school programs. A variety of summer learning opportunities for elementary and secondary students will be available. Registration for the MCPS Virtual High School Summer School will open on Friday, June 12. It will allow students to earn repeat or original […]

Closing the achievement gap is a top priority for educators, parents and other community members in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis Armstrong reports.

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest edition of County Report This Week, which includes reports about Senator Barbara Mikulski’s college affordability tour, the renters tax credit, tax free shopping in Maryland, the Rockville Rewards program, the Rock Spring Master Plan, the new Active Montgomery system and more. You can watch the show, below:

Summer adventures are plentiful for kids in the county and for thousands of MCPS students in Kindergarten through Grade 5, one adventure comes with an added bonus – getting a head start on learning for the upcoming school year. Here’s more on that from MCPS-TV. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Regional High School program is underway. Classes for high school students are held in four schools. Students are able to take classes to get ahead of schedule or just to be prepared for a certain subject. Take a look.