NEW: MOCO News Aggregator
July 12, 2024 Introduced today, the new MOCO News Aggregator page will automatically be updated hourly with all of the most recent posts from a variety of local Montgomery County sources. Contact us to request a site be added or removed from the aggregator. You can find the MOCO NewsContinue Reading
2024 Rolling General Election Results for Montgomery County and Maryland
November 5, 2024 – Will be updated as more information comes in. More recent and relevant races will go toward the top with the rest being pushed down. Last update around 10:35p.m. 11/5/2024 Overall Notes Note that there are a LOT of votes still to count. Some leads are beingContinue Reading
Election Day 2024 – Voting Information, Money Giveaway, BOE Questionnaire Answers
November 5, 2024 Election day is finally here! While I am sure most have already made their decisions (at least at the national level), we want to provide you with the most information to make sure your vote counts and about the local board of education races. This article willContinue Reading
The Future of M83: Clarksburg Meeting Highlights Community Concerns
October 30, 2024 I attended the October 29 meeting at Clarksburg High School about the possibility of M83 being removed from the master plan (hosted by Montgomery Planning). I live tweeted the first hour and a half of presentation and Q&A sessions until the questions began to get a bitContinue Reading
Textbooks Over Tech: How MCPS Can Improve Learning with Traditional Tools (Opinion)
October 29, 2024 To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. MCPS should use textbooks over Chromebooks especially in elementary school. Students are missing out on a vital skill of reading a book, taking notes, and answering questions at the end of each chapter. It is a criticalContinue Reading
County Executive’s MCPS FY26 Community Conversation Operating Budget Forum – Live Tweeted
October 28, 2024 I tuned in and live tweeted the Mar Elrich, the County Executive’s initial community conversation on the MCPS FY26 budget today (October 28, 2024) This is an initial discussion on a budget that will be ongoing for the next 5-6 months before being finalized by the CountyContinue Reading
EARLY Voting Begins Today! Check out all 6 BOE Finalists Questionnaire Answers
October 24, 2024 Early voting begins today October 24, 2024. Mail-in voting has been active and the state of Maryland has already received nearly half of those sent out so get them submitted! Early Voting You can view a list of all Early Voting Sites here from the Board ofContinue Reading
2024 BOE Finalist Candidate Questionnaire – Shebra Evans (District 4)
October 23, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Shebra Evan who is running for District 4 (everyoneContinue Reading
2024 BOE Finalist Candidate Questionnaire – Laura Stewart (District 4)
October 23, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Laura Stewart who is running for District 4 (everyoneContinue Reading
How MCPS Class Sizes in 2023-2024 Reflect Resource Allocation and Student Support Needs
As part of the approval of the 2025 FY MCPS Operating Budget, there was a new item in the annual operating budget that requires reporting of class sizes which reads: “MCPS will provide to the Council a report on actual class sizes in the 2024-2025 school year. This report willContinue Reading
MCPS 50 school redistricting: How Boundary Changes Could Impact Families – Opinion
October 21, 2024 To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. In January 2025 MCPS will launch boundary studies for Crown Farm, Woodward and Damascus high schools which will include 50 schools. The 19 high schools and 31 middle schools included in the boundary studies constitute 75% ofContinue Reading