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Education

MCPS Community Message: “Understanding the Class Size Guidelines Increase”

By MCS Staff

Following the Montgomery County Board of Education’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget on June 11, class size guidelines will increase by one student in many classrooms for the next school year. MCPS sent a community message on Wednesday providing an explanation for the increase. It can be seen below:

“This decision, while not ideal, was necessary due to an approximately $30 million reduction from the requested funding. It is highly unlikely that any teacher currently employed will lose their position in MCPS this upcoming school year due to the teacher vacancies from retirements and resignations.

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Five New Additions to the Washington D.C. 2024 MICHELIN Guide

By MCS Staff
Balos Estiatorio, Courtesy Afshan Mizrahi

MICHELIN Guide Inspectors spend all year on the road uncovering the best restaurants to recommend—and what they’ve found is too good to keep a secret. Whet your appetite with a sneak peek of the 2024 MICHELIN Guide Washington D.C.—five new additions spread across the nation’s capital can be seen below:

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The Best Hole-in-the-Wall Fried Chicken Spot in DC is in… Maryland?

By MCS Staff
Chicken Basket Gaithersburg

Cheapism, a website that finds and recommends high quality, yet inexpensive products in different consumer categories, recently examined customer reviews and expert recommendations to find “fried chicken joints in every state that offer fantastic chicken in an unpretentious atmosphere.” Two restaurants in Maryland made the list…one for the state of Maryland and one as the selection for DC.

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Board of Education Adopts $3.32 Billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025

By MCS Staff
Courtesy Board of Education

Operating Budget Reflects $30 Million in Reductions to Meet Operating Costs

Per MCPS: “Today, the Montgomery County Board of Education adopted a $3.32 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, an increase of $147 million or 4.6 percent over the prior year. Although the adopted budget allows Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to maintain a high-quality teaching and learning environment with highly qualified employees, it reflects a $30 million reduction for a same-services budget as FY 2024.

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