May 6, 2025 – By Isabelle Strouble Montgomery County student-athletes build bridges through sport This April, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to China as part of a student-athlete delegation from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Alongside students from ten different high schools, I spent nearly two weeks exploringContinue Reading
April 23, 2025 – By a group of MCPS parents advocating for phone-free schools MCPS is behind the curve on establishing phone-free schools We, a group of parents with Montgomery County Public Schools, are deeply concerned about the negative impacts of excessive smartphone use on our children’s safety, mental health,Continue Reading
March 25, 2025 – Anonymous Submission Two senior band and theater educators are being involuntarily transferred from Wootton High School, and the decision has sparked significant concern from the students and the community. These staff members are beyond influential to all parts of the music department, the school, and theContinue Reading
March 17, 2025 Per MCPS, save the date for upcoming Boundary Study meetings: “Dear MCPS Community, We invite you to come and participate in multiple upcoming Public Information Meetings on boundary studies for the reopening of Charles W. Woodward High School, the opening of Crown High School, and the expansion of Damascus High School. TheseContinue Reading
February 21, 2025 Every metric shows that cell phones in school create a toxic learning environment. But what those studies don’t control for is student safety. And MCPS is not a safe school system. From the horrible images of a student being beaten and having his head curb-stomped in aContinue Reading
A quick update on what’s new for those that haven’t been following all of this on our social media pages (@ModeratelyMOCO on X/Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok, Nextdoor). MoCo Mic Live Podcast We have created a new livestream Podcast “MoCo Mic Live”, the podcast discussing Montgomery CountyContinue Reading
January 15, 2025 Our Students Need Your Voice! The CASE program at Sherwood High School is shaping the next generation of leaders in agriculture, sustainability, and innovation—but it’s at risk. We need your help to ensure students have access to this vital education. According to MCPS, “CASE, the Curriculum forContinue Reading
January 7, 2025 We are currently on the second day of MCPS school cancellations for snow (and my sources are indicating a likely third day may be announced soon – Update less than 20 minutes after publishing this MCPS announced schools are closed Wednesday Jan. 8). This article is goingContinue Reading
December 11, 2024 This holiday season, consider ways to help MCPS students pay off their student lunch debt. In FY2024, “Dine with Dignity seeks to raise $170,000 to settle a fraction of the more than $700,000 unpaid meal debt accrued by MCPS students.” Anyone Can Donate Anyone can donate to help childrenContinue Reading
“Doing It All” is the podcast for anyone determined to balance the many roles and responsibilities of modern life while staying true to themselves—and it’s proudly local to Montgomery County! One of the co-hosts even teaches for Montgomery County Public Schools. Co-hosted by Maya and Sarah—two dynamic working moms withContinue Reading