Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Joshua Starr tells us how much he loves his job.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is preparing to launch a new open data portal in January that will allow the public to search, sort, and download a variety of information about the district. According to Superintendent Joshua Starr, OpenDataMCPS will launch on January 5, 2015 and will include the Superintendent’s Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 […]

Parents packed into the Rachel Carson Elementary School media room Wednesday to try to figure out what to do about the school’s persistent overcrowding issue. Tops on the list for the school’s Parent Teacher Association is having the county look into building a new school within the Lakelands community in Gaithersburg as well as taking […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice is asked at his weekly briefing with reporters if he would like to see Dr. Joshua Starr stay on as the superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. Take a look: Related:

She’s only 17, but the newest member of the Montgomery County Board of Education has a big responsibility, taking on almost full voting rights as she steps up to the mic. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has more about Dahlia Huh’s plans as the student member of the board. After reciting the oath of the office following […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Dr. Joshua Starr, superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, says area schools are bursting at the seams. He said schools don’t have enough seats for every student and many of these students are learning on stages, in hallways and in portable classrooms. Take a look:    

For teens in Montgomery County and the nation, studies show that early morning schedules can negatively impact a high schooler’s sleep cycle. Montgomery County Public Schools is looking into possibly changing school start times. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr will unveil his Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget proposal on Dec. 11. Starr will review highlights of his budget recommendation and identify the district’s strategic areas of focus for FY 2014. Starr will then meet with the media after his budget presentation to the Board of […]