A legal challenge to Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to move Thomas S. Wootton High School from its current Rockville campus to a new facility in the Crown development will proceed before an independent administrative law judge. The Community and Education Policy Alliance, or CEPA, argues that the planned moveContinue Reading
A Montgomery County parent advocacy group has joined a regional coalition calling on school districts across the DMV to pause the use of student-facing generative artificial intelligence in schools. Schools Beyond Screens Montgomery County, which grew out of the MCCPTA Technology Committee, is part of a coalition representing parents, educators,Continue Reading
By Henry Wolf From June 4th to June 7th, I had the pleasure of attending the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Maryland seminar at Towson. HOBY was founded in 1958 with the goal of inspiring youth leadership through seminars held across America. Across four days, ambassadors from schools across MarylandContinue Reading
Student journalists from across Montgomery County Public Schools are challenging a March memo that they say could restrict student press freedom and give school administrators broad authority to review and potentially block student reporting before publication. Student Journalists From All 25 MCPS High Schools Send Open Letter According to aContinue Reading
Moderately MOCO and The MoCo AI Company are looking for our next group of interns, contributors, and future leaders. Over the past few years, Moderately MOCO has grown into one of Montgomery County’s largest independent local media platforms, reaching more than 29,000 local followers and generating millions of annual views.Continue Reading
Anonymous Submission It is moments like this where one must wonder where to begin or how did I even find myself here, gathering my thoughts with hope that my words will resonate, even with just one person. That would be enough for me as I sit here and relive this.Continue Reading
Submission by Liz Cohen Montgomery County, amidst our bucolic greenery, winding roads, and diverse neighborhoods, is also in the midst of a youth violence epidemic in our schools. In February, a shooting inside Wootton High School; in April, a shooting in the Blake High School parking lot and a gunContinue Reading
A violent assault involving a large group of individuals on mopeds near Wootton Parkway was not connected to Wootton High School and did not involve students from the school, according to an updated statement released by the Rockville City Police Department. What Happened Near Wootton High School? Police said officersContinue Reading
By Allison Marcus. Pictures by Allison Marcus On March 26, 2026, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted to reassign Kemp Mill Elementary School from Northwood High School to John F. Kennedy High School beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. This was no surprise to those who followed the boundaryContinue Reading
Moderately MOCO’s local news network continues to grow, and we’re making improvements behind the scenes to help keep Montgomery County residents better informed. After Montgomery County’s latest website update caused issues with some of our automated MoCoFeed.com posts, we fixed the problem and used the opportunity to expand what MoCoFeedContinue Reading