MCPS dual enrollment: 289 students lost MCPS tuition aid, 102 dropped

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MCPS told 289 high school students this summer that it would no longer pay their Montgomery College tuition, and 102 of them dropped their college classes, according to a County Council staff memo discussed at a committee session Monday. MCPS officials told the committee they do not know why theContinue Reading

MCPS budget: 415 positions cut, 47 laid off, 162 transferred

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The fiscal 2027 budget the Montgomery County Board of Education adopted in June cut 415 full-time positions. At a County Council committee session Monday, MCPS officials said the cuts ended with 47 people laid off, and a Council staff memo shows 162 more were involuntarily transferred and 20 retired fromContinue Reading

Opinion: MCPS is building high school seats it does not need

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Anonymous opinion submission. Moderately MOCO knows the author’s identity. MCPS is scheduled to complete a new high school at Damascus in 2031 with about 700 additional seats to relieve overcrowding at Clarksburg. The problem is, according to the fall2026 CIP, in 2031 after the addition is completed, Clarksburg will beContinue Reading

Van Grack to MCPS: Rebuild Wootton on Wootton Parkway

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Rockville City Councilmember Adam Van Grack plans to testify at the Montgomery County Board of Education’s public hearing on the school system’s capital budget Monday at 5 p.m., asking MCPS to plan for enrollment growth in its Central Region, fund repairs at its most deteriorated buildings and commit to aContinue Reading

WSSC Restarts Bidding on a PFAS Pilot at the Potomac Plant as It Plans $298 Million in Treatment

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WSSC Water is restarting its search for a company to design, build and run a pilot plant at its Potomac Water Filtration Plant to test treatment for PFAS, the long-lasting chemicals often called “forever chemicals,” along with other water quality targets. Separately, WSSC’s capital plan includes a PFAS treatment programContinue Reading

WSSC Skipped Required Drug-and-Alcohol Checks on About 300 Drivers From 2020 to 2026, Audit Found

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WSSC Water did not run federally required drug-and-alcohol database checks on about 300 of its drivers who hold commercial driver’s licenses from January 2020 through March 2026, according to an audit by the utility’s Office of the Inspector General. The audit is dated June 11, 2026, and WSSC posted itContinue Reading

Montgomery County Isn't Processing Care for Kids or Senior Dental Applications, Council Staff Say

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Montgomery County is not currently processing applications for two county-funded health programs for low-income, uninsured residents, Care for Kids and Senior Dental, because there are no staff to process them, according to a Montgomery County Council staff report prepared for the council’s Oct. 20 meeting. “Applications are not currently beingContinue Reading

Moderately MOCO cover: WSSC lists $155 million in electrical fixes for the Potomac plant that lost power Sept. 29

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WSSC Water estimates it needs $155 million in electrical upgrades at its Potomac Water Filtration Plant, the plant that lost power on September 29 and left the utility asking all 1.9 million of its customers to use water only for essential purposes. Three projects account for $130 million of that,Continue Reading