Epic Triumph: Washington Freedom Claims Cricket National Championship
August 1, 2024 On July 28, 2024 Major League Cricket held its annual Championship game in Dallas, Texas where MoCo’s own cricket team Washington Freedom won the national championship against the San Francisco Unicorns. Washington Freedom is one of 6 national teams that competes in Major League Cricket and isContinue Reading
From DMV to the World: How Debate Minds is Transforming Student Skills
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
Ensuring Ethical Conduct: Inside Montgomery County’s Board of Education Ethics Panel
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
OIG Finds Wasteful Spending Tied to MCPS Electric School Bus Contract
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
Opinion: MCPS Grade Inflation and its Negative Impact
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
5 MOCO Athletes to Look out for in Paris
July 26, 2024 – By Jasmine Jefferson – Cover pictures credited below The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to start on July 26 and end on August 11. Over the course of these two weeks, competitors from all over the world will compete in a variety of events,Continue Reading
Don’t miss “TGIF” Friday July 26 Concert in Wheaton Featuring Sol Roots
July 25, 2024 The Wheaton Arts & Entertainment District, in Wheaton Maryland, has partnered with the iconic Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center for this year’s TGIF Summer Concert Series, offering after-work celebrations on Friday evenings. The weekly series, which continues through Aug. 30, will feature bands ranging from The Nighthawks,Continue Reading
Support Rockville VFD’s Final Push To Recover From Theft – Giuseppi’s Pizza Steps Up
July 23, 2024 For those that don’t know, the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department was victim of a scammer that stole $220,000 from the non profit organization. With quick action and the help of their bank, they were able to recover half immediately, but have been raising money for the rest.Continue Reading
Forward Party Maryland Lands It’s Highest Profile Endorsement Yet – Behind the Scenes on the Endorsement Process with Forward MD Chair
July 23, 2024 The Forward Party is a relatively new party focused on election reform aspects as well as improving the electoral system across the country and focused on values and principles and individuals (Learn more about the national Forward Party here). Last week, on July 17, the Maryland ForwardContinue Reading
Exclusive – Dr. McKnight’s UMD Salary Revealed
July 22, 2024 Last month it came out Dr. Monifa McKnight (former MCPS Superintendent who was paid over $1.3 million as part of her resignation) took a newly created position at The University of Maryland, College Park as Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence. We can now confirm Dr. McKnight’sContinue Reading