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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

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The Montgomery County Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Election will be held this week on April 19. The SMOB is a voting member of the Board of Education (BOE) elected solely by students. You can read more about the BOE structure here. You can read more about the finalistsContinue Reading

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The Montgomery County Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Election will be held this week on April 19. The SMOB is a voting member of the Board of Education (BOE) elected solely by students. You can read more about the BOE structure here. You can read more about the finalistsContinue Reading

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Introduction Montgomery County, Maryland is known for its diverse population and economic prosperity. Understanding its government structure is crucial for residents who wish to stay informed and participate in their local community. This blog post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Montgomery County government structure, shedding light onContinue Reading

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The 2 schools with SMOB (Student member of the board of education) finalists make up 33.3% (1/3) of all SMOBs ever despite 2 schools being under 8% of MCPS HS. The top 3 schools make up 46.6% of all SMOBs (12% of schools). 6 High Schools have never had aContinue Reading

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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

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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

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Background On Wednesday 3/15, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released his budget which included an 8% overall increase in budget and 10% increase for MCPS. The cost to tax payers is being advertised as a “10 cents” increase but amounts to about a 10% increase in the tax rate fromContinue Reading

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By Laura Vaughan As the Maryland legislative session heats up, sparks are flying over bills introduced in both the House of Delegates and the Senate that could have a major impact on special education in the state. Tensions are high as the Maryland State Education Association and school districts findContinue Reading

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I wanted to attend the Montgomery County Council’s first Hybrid Town Hall Meeting of the new council but I am sick so decided to do my first full on live tweet instead. You can see the full set of tweets here but I’ve also taken those tweets and turned itContinue Reading