Montgomery County Public Schools has received a $6 million Maryland Grow Your Own Educators grant from the Maryland State Department of Education to help current school employees become fully certified teachers while continuing to work for the district.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School notified families Friday that an “unknown substance” discovered in a student locker earlier in the day was ultimately determined to be sugar and posed no danger to students or staff.
Montgomery County Police responded to Watkins Mill High School at approximately 11:41am after receiving a report of a student with a firearm on campus.
MCPS high school graduation ceremonies this year are scheduled to take place from May 28 through June 12, with most events being held on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Below is a list of graduation speakers, dates, locations and times for every high school (per MCPS):
MCPS announced in its weekly update that Dr. Josh Fine, principal of Flower Hill Elementary School in Gaithersburg, has been named Maryland’s National Distinguished Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals.
A Northwood High School student will represent Montgomery County students at the highest level of local education leadership next year. Leul Dawit, a 10th grade student, has been elected as the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2026-2027 school year. His term will begin on July 1.
A Damascus High School senior has been named Maryland’s top student journalist for 2026. Mia Dove, editor-in-chief and marketing manager of The Buzz, was selected as the 2026 Maryland Student Journalist of the Year by a panel of journalism educators, according to the Maryland-DC Scholastic Press Association.
Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police are continuing an active investigation into a video recorded inside a school changing room during a 2018 play at Walter Johnson High School, authorities said. (more…)
Automotive technology students in the Automotive Trades Foundation program at Edison High School in Silver Spring participated in a hands-on hybrid vehicle safety training led by industry partners including DARCARS, Lexus, and Toyota Mid-Atlantic. (more…)
The last MCPS used car and computer sale of the school year will take place from 9-11am on Saturday, May 9 at Thomas Edison High School of Technology, located at 12501 Dalewood Drive in Silver Spring.
Maryland is launching a statewide hiring campaign to bring more than 60 instructional coaches into public schools, following the approval of $14.2 million in funding to support the initiative.