In: BOE, Boundary Study, Budget, Demographics, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment, Overcrowding, School Funding, Transportation

November 20, 2024 Featured image of Crown High School under construction by MyDrone.pro on 11/11/2024 There have been a few meetings regarding the upcoming MCPS Boundary Studies and also the budget as it related to the CIP (Capital Improvements Plan) which has major impacts on timing and considerations for theContinue Reading

In: County Council, County Executive, Demographics, Government, Hate / Bias Incidents, Hate / Bias Incidents, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, Montgomery County Police Department, Population, Safety

Updated and edited January 21, 2024. Posted January 16, 2024. Background We’ve been working on this report on hate and bias incidents in Montgomery County Maryland for the last few years. This report is based on data from July 2022 through October 31, 2023. It is important to note thatContinue Reading

In: BOE, Demographics, IB and AP Classes, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment

MCPS Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Course Numbers by School Background and Source Data The number of AP and IB courses offered by high school was analyzed for the years 2020 to 2022. The numbers are found in the “2022 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Course Enrollment andContinue Reading

In: CEOs, Community Feedback, Community Reports, County Council, County Executive, Demographics, Drugs and Alcohol, Education & Culture, Government, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, Policing, Public Safety, Research, Restorative Justice, Safety, School, SROs

By Dana Noga Background We recently wrote about the Community Engagement Officer (CEO) program and Discipline report being in the spotlight at County Council committee meetings. This piece is a follow up to that which will cover CEO the portion of the meeting. You can view the entire meeting here.Continue Reading

In: BOE, CEOs, County Council, Demographics, Drugs and Alcohol, Education & Culture, Government, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, Policing, Public Safety, Restorative Justice, Safety, SROs

Last week the County Council staff put a very detailed (156 page) report on CEOs, SROs, and restorative justice in anticipation on the Monday 3/20 meeting with the Public Safety (PS) and Education & Culture (EC) committees. You can attend the meeting at 9:30am or watch the meeting live onContinue Reading

In: Demographics, ELA, English Learners, Maryland, MCPS, School, Testing, Virtual

Just recently, MCPS highlighted some performance data showing improvements over the downturns from 2020 with pandemic school closures. Unbeknownst to most, today the state of Maryland also released their state spring 2022 MCAP assessment data for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, so let’s take a look at that. FullContinue Reading

In: BOE, Demographics, ELA, English Learners, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Multilingual Learners, School, Testing

Posted 10/28/2022. See our other reports on MCPS test data here Executive Summary Data for English Language Arts (ELA) grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 were analyzed for 2019 and 2021, specifically: 2021 number of students tested, the number of proficient students, and the percent of proficient students by gradeContinue Reading