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May 16, 2018 | Mitti Hicks

Chris Van Hollen Visits Newport-Mill Middle School To Talk About Nutrition. Featured on County Report This Week on Montgomery Community Media.

Newport Mill Middle School Receives Green Ribbon Award

Newport Mill Middle School was one out of two schools selected in the state of Maryland to receive the 2018 Green Ribbon School Award from the U.S. Department of Education.   Manchester Valley High School in Carroll County was the other school selected among the 46 schools in the nation to receive the prestigious honor. The […]

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November 9, 2017 | Staff Writer

Two MCPS Schools Receive Top Honors from U.S. Department of Education

Two schools from Montgomery County Public Schools system received national recognition for their academic excellence and progress in closing the achievement gap. Farmland and Ronald McNair Elementary Schools received the National Blue Ribbon School award from the U.S. Department of Education. Every year, the U. S. Department of Education honors public and private elementary, middle […]

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January 5, 2016 | Willie James Inman

Acting Secretary of Education Makes First School Visit In Silver Spring (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Acting Secretary of Education Dr. John King Jr. answers questions after a visit with teachers and students at Joann Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring. For more information about the U.S. Department of Education, visit their website here. Excited to be at Joann Leleck Elementary School reading books […]

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September 27, 2015 | Staff Writer

Education Officials Visit Pre-K Program in Silver Spring (VIDEO)

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, the Maryland Department of Education and Montgomery County Public Schools visited the Pre-K Expansion Program at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School in Silver Spring. The program, currently serving 100 students in five schools, provides an enhanced educational program for children of income eligible families. Visit our PEG partner MCPS […]

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April 22, 2015 | Krista Brick

Germantown’s Northwest Named Green Ribbon School

Northwest High School in Germantown has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Award, one of just 58 schools in the nation to win the award this year. The Green Ribbon Schools Award program, established in 2011, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognizes schools that […]

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March 23, 2015 | Krista Brick

Northwest High School In Running for U.S. Green Ribbon Award

Northwest High School in Germantown is in the running for the U.S. Department of Education’s 2015 Green Ribbon Schools award. “No other high school works as hard at this as we do,” said Northwest Principal Lance Dempsey. “We take great pride in this.” The Maryland State Department of Education today nominated two schools and one […]

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