With nearly 160,000 students heading to 211 schools on Tuesday, Aug. 26, MCDOT and the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) ask residents to plan extra travel time and be alert to school buses and children traveling to and from school.
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MCPS issued the following reminder to students and families emphasizing the importance of safe gun storage, noting that firearm-related injuries are now a leading cause of death among children and teens in the U.S. (more…)
MCPS has shared a follow up to Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor’s response to the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General report identifying serious deficiencies in MCPS’s background screening process.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently hosted its Superintendent’s A&S (Administrative & Supervisory) Meeting, featuring two prominent speakers: former NFL quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick and Anurupa Ganguly, founder of Prisms of Reality.
With the school year about to begin, we are looking at the most recent data from U.S. News & World Report to share their top 50 public high schools in Maryland. This annual ranking evaluates nearly 25,000 public high schools across the country each year and 255
With a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems, and Maryland came in ranked as the state with the “Best Community College System” in the country.
August is a crucial month for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) as it marks the end of summer and the beginning of a new academic year. Here are some key dates students, parents, staff, and the community should be aware of for August 2025:
American Field Services (AFS-USA) has announced that Ashton Veld, a high school student from Bethesda, Maryland is one of 210 American high school students to be awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year. CBYX is a bilateral exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag (Parliament).
Governor Wes Moore announced $17 million in state funding for 30 energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in 11 Maryland school districts, aimed at advancing electrification, solar installations, and net-zero energy construction through the Decarbonizing Public Schools Program.
In Fiscal Year 2025, the Maryland Lottery, casinos, sports wagering, and daily fantasy sports generated a combined $1.589 billion for state programs and services, averaging $4.35 million per day.
Following an Inspector General report that identified long-standing gaps in background screening processes, Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor shared an update on Montgomery County Public Schools’ efforts to strengthen these procedures and reassure families that all current employees have completed required background checks.