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
November 18, 2024 – By DarkSharkWX (@shark_wx on X, formerly Twitter) Originally posted on MocoClosures substack. Reprinted with permission. Winter is coming! With it comes the uncertainty of snow days, icy commutes, and stormy weekends. At MoCoClosures, we’ve spent weeks analyzing historical data, long-range models, and regional patterns to bringContinue Reading
November 14, 2024 – By Isabelle Strouble SILVER SPRING, MD – Over 600 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students gathered on November 9th at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School to commemorate Veterans Day (November 11th) and National Outdoor Classroom Day (November 7th), the event collectively brought together over 600 MCPS students and adultContinue Reading
November 5, 2024 Election day is finally here! While I am sure most have already made their decisions (at least at the national level), we want to provide you with the most information to make sure your vote counts and about the local board of education races. This article willContinue Reading
October 29, 2024 To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. MCPS should use textbooks over Chromebooks especially in elementary school. Students are missing out on a vital skill of reading a book, taking notes, and answering questions at the end of each chapter. It is a criticalContinue Reading
October 24, 2024 Early voting begins today October 24, 2024. Mail-in voting has been active and the state of Maryland has already received nearly half of those sent out so get them submitted! Early Voting You can view a list of all Early Voting Sites here from the Board ofContinue Reading
October 23, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Shebra Evan who is running for District 4 (everyoneContinue Reading
As part of the approval of the 2025 FY MCPS Operating Budget, there was a new item in the annual operating budget that requires reporting of class sizes which reads: “MCPS will provide to the Council a report on actual class sizes in the 2024-2025 school year. This report willContinue Reading
October 21, 2024 To submit an opinion piece for consideration, contact us here. In January 2025 MCPS will launch boundary studies for Crown Farm, Woodward and Damascus high schools which will include 50 schools. The 19 high schools and 31 middle schools included in the boundary studies constitute 75% ofContinue Reading
October 17, 2024 We sent the following questionnaire to all 6 BOE finalist candidates and will be posting each of them individually (in the order received) as well as a comparison between them on another page. These are the responses by Natalie Zimmerman who is running for District 2 (everyoneContinue Reading
