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September 15, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

8,000+ Montgomery County Students Chronically Absent; Pandemic Likely to Exacerbate Truancy

In Montgomery County, between 8,000 to 9,000 children do not attend school on a regular basis. State’s Attorney John McCarthy suspects that this number has increased significantly because of the inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, like food insecurity, the digital divide, lack of childcare, and much more. On Tuesday, McCarthy visited Rockville to speak to […]

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January 11, 2019 | Michelle Queen

Montgomery Week in Review

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Dr. Bruce Fowler, Maria Maisto, Georgine DeBord, and Henry Hailstock. Evans and the panel discuss the following: The 2018 Fulbright Prize will be awarded to Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, on Jan. 28 in Berlin. Dr. Bruce Fowler, a Fulbright Board Director […]

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June 23, 2016 | Staff Writer

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Watch Montgomery Week in Review (VIDEO)

Fred Evans hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Calie Edmonds, Rexanah Wyse, and Linna Barnes. Topics discussed this week include the mass shooting in Orlando, free HIV testing available at CCI Health and Wellness Services, the responsibilities of the Montgomery County’s State’s Attorney’s Office, and the controversy […]

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February 8, 2016 | Staff Writer

Truancy Prevention Program Aims to Get Students Back in Class (VIDEO)

Montgomery County’s truancy prevention program is designed to increase student attendance. Some Councilmembers recently received a briefing on this program. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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May 1, 2015 | Sonya Burke

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County Report This Week (VIDEO)

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on the future of the county’s Department of Economic Development and an update on the county’s truancy program. There are also reports from Montgomery County Public Schools, the City of Rockville, Montgomery College and more. You can watch the […]

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