
Board of Ed Adopts Final $2.68 Billion Operating Budget
The Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday, June 11 adopted a $2.68 billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2020. The budget...

Council Passes Bill to Lower Lead Levels in MCPS Drinking Water
The Montgomery County Council today unanimously passed legislation introduced by Councilmember Tom Hucker that will reduce levels of...

BOE Recognizes Individuals for Distinguished Service
The Montgomery County Board of Education recently honored 21 individuals and organizations during its annual Distinguished Service Awards...

Damascus Principal Resigns, Athletic Director, and JV Football Coach Placed on Leave Amid Locker Roo
The principal of Damascus High School has resigned, and the athletic director has been placed on leave in the wake of the scandal which...

Kennedy High School Junior Elected as Next Student Member of the Board of Ed
Nathaniel Tinbite, a junior at John F. Kennedy High School, has been elected the Student Member of the Board of Education for the...

Hallie Wells Middle School Educator Named MCPS Teacher of the Year
Hallie Wells Middle School teacher Madeline Hanington was named the 2019–2020 MCPS Teacher of the Year during the 17th annual Champions...

Education Proponents Blast Elrich’s Budget Over Proposed Cuts to MCPS and Montgomery College
Last week, County Executive Marc Elrich released his proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget for the coming spending year which will...

Elrich Releases $5.7 Billion FY 2020 Operating Budget; Increases Spending by 2.5%, No Tax Increase
Last week, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released his Recommended Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget of $5.7 billion for the...

Two Clarksburg Teachers are Teacher of the Year Award Finalists
Three teachers have been named finalists for the 2019–2020 MCPS Teacher of the Year Award by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund, and...

Board of Ed Seeks Applicants for Ethics Panel
The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking to fill one vacancy on its five-member Ethics Panel (Panel). The vacancy is for a...

Germantown Teacher Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Montgomery County Police have arrested a Germantown man, who is a physical education teacher with Montgomery County Public Schools on 10...

BOE to Hold Hearing on Boundary Assessment
A meeting that might be over interest to Germantown-area residents will take place next week as the Board of Education is re-considering...