MVA Shutters: Navigating the Future for Students and Staff
July 17, 2024 by Jasmine Jefferson (MCPS Summer RISE student) On June 11, 2024, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) made the momentous decision to close the Montgomery Virtual Academy (MVA) during a Board of Education (BOE) meeting. This decision caused shockwaves around Montgomery County. Students, staff, and families are nowContinue Reading
Local High School Students Found Political Blog – Politics Explained to Help Educate Youth
July 13, 2024 High school students Evan Kim and Alex Desantis-Baugh from the Bullis School founded a political blog called Politics Explained. With a mission to provide youth with a resource to form their own opinions, this blog is centered around non-partisan weekly updates solely on US politics. The blogsContinue Reading
Roundup of Local Politician Responses to Trump Assassination Attempt
July 13, 2024 Following the assassination attempt today on former President Donald Trump, many local politicians and political groups posted responses on X / Twitter. This article will show some of those responses and we will update with more as we find them. State Government The MoCo Show first reportedContinue Reading
NEW: MOCO News Aggregator
July 12, 2024 Introduced today, the new MOCO News Aggregator page will automatically be updated hourly with all of the most recent posts from a variety of local Montgomery County sources. Contact us to request a site be added or removed from the aggregator. Advertisement You can find the MOCOContinue Reading
Democracy’s Deep Dark Pit Gets Dug Deeper
July 11, 2024 What started as a typical MCDCC appointment process (one that has played out a half dozen times in the last year and a half) to undemocratically appoint a Delegate for District 16 by a vote of a handful of party insiders, took a dark twist earlier thisContinue Reading
MoCo BOE – Public comment sign-up for the July 18 Meeting is Open
July 11, 2024 Because the Board of Education only posts these listings to X (formerly known as Twitter) and their website, we make a habit of posting the links for people who don’t regularly check those sources to be able to sign up for public comment. Per the MoCo BOE:Continue Reading
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition asks on Anti-Racist Speaker Coming to Montgomery County to Share Platform or Cancel Appearance
July 11, 2024 Later today, Tim Wise a prominent anti-racism educator will be speaking as part of a Montgomery County Public Libraries ‘Contemporary Conversations’ speaker series. The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC), a local advocate group “committed to ending the desecration of the historic Moses African Cemetery on River RoadContinue Reading
Seth Adams, MCPS Deputy Chief of Facilities Management to Resign
July 10, 2024 We began hearing earlier in the week that Seth Adams, MCPS Deputy Chief of Facilities Management, will be resigning from his position. It was confirmed by MCPS this morning (see MCPS statement below). Statement from MCPS PIO Per MCPS PIO, “Seth Adams, our Deputy Chief of FacilitiesContinue Reading
Dr. McKnight Takes New Position at UMD as Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence
July 9th, 2024 The University of Maryland College of Education announced on Monday that Former MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight has been named as its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence starting in August. It appears this is a new role for the university. Dr. McKnight received a largeContinue Reading
Corey Smedley Confirmed as New Fire Chief of Montgomery County Fire & Rescue by County Council
June 9, 2024 Today during the June 9th County Council meeting, they confirmed Corey Smedley as the new Fire Chief of the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue. He was the County Executive’s nominee for the positions and has over 33 years of public safety experience. “Chief Smedley served as fire/EMSContinue Reading