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September 5, 2024 Moderately MOCO is cosponsoring a virtual Montgomery county board of education candidate forum on September 19 at 7 PM! After the success of our in person forum before the primary, we are teaming up with several other cohosts to put on a virtual forum that will beContinue Reading

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August 25, 2024 Following a tumultuous year that included major scandals, the resignation of a superintendent, an interim superintendent with baggage, the MCPS operating budget issues, and finally the hiring of new superintendent Dr. Taylor, MCPS sent out a news bulletin welcoming 43 new principals for this new school yearContinue Reading

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August 19, 2024 – 5:32pm. Updated 8/19/24 at 10pm to include article by MCM and image/quotes. Today 4 MCPS Schools were vandalized with graffiti that included “politically-charged graffiti, antisemitic iconography (including swastikas), and, in some instances, anti-LGBTQ+ language” according to a letter from MCPS. This occurred just a week afterContinue Reading

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August 2, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell Picture this: you’re a student at a public high school. You’ve just endured a leg injury that has rendered you temporarily crutch-bound, and, inquisitive of your school’s accommodations for your circumstances, you consult the office staff. They inform you that there exists aContinue Reading

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July 30, 2024 Debate Minds is an organization that started in the DMV by local high school students. It was founded and is led by Eric and Apple from the Bullis School, Ekansh and Jeff from Poolesville High School, Elizabeth from Richard Montgomery High School, Abhay from Jasper High School,Continue Reading

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July 30, 2024 – by Liz Simon Under Maryland law, each Maryland board of education is required to have an ethics policy that establishes standards of conduct for school system employees, school officials, Board of Education members, and candidates for election to the Board of Education. Montgomery County’s Board ofContinue Reading

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July 29, 2024 Today the Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi announced a new memorandum related to MCPS mismanagement of the electric bus contract “detailing the results of an OIG Investigation into the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) management of a contract valued at over $160 million to procureContinue Reading

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July 26, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell MCPS schools have a reputation for academic excellence and are widely regarded for their high-achieving students, stellar statistics, and competitive atmosphere. The region even ranks among the top 250 school districts throughout the United States—a distinction owed to the schools’ impressive volume ofContinue Reading