A 16-year-old Walt Whitman High School student has been charged after police say he brought a loaded handgun onto school property following an altercation involving teenagers at Westfield Montgomery on Wednesday afternoon.
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KID Museum will host the Invent the Future Expo on Sunday, May 31, from 10am to 3pm at its Bethesda location, bringing together more than 650 middle school students from across the Washington region to showcase original inventions and research projects designed to improve life on the planet.
Montgomery County Public Schools said Tuesday evening that Canvas (myMCPS Classroom) remains disabled as the district continues monitoring a nationwide cybersecurity incident involving the learning platform.
On Tuesday, Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando issued a statement urging the County Council to fully fund Montgomery County Public Schools, warning that proposed budget reductions could result in significant staffing cuts across the school system. (more…)
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor is warning employees that budget reductions currently being discussed by the Montgomery County Council could lead to significant cuts across the school system, including potential workforce reductions not seen “in many decades.” A video shared with staff can be seen below.
Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore honored Montgomery County student Carina Araujo for winning the 2026 Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign statewide poster contest during a ceremony at Government House.
Beloved former Montgomery County Public Schools educator Annabelle Jaffe celebrated her 104th birthday on Sunday, surrounded by family and loved ones in Rockville.
Montgomery Blair High School graduate Patrick Lee, a tech entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, will be inducted into the Montgomery Blair Alumni Association Hall of Fame as part of the school’s 2026 Centennial celebration on Saturday, May 16.
The Montgomery County community is rallying to support the family of 14-year-old Jossedan Sorto Rivera, an 8th grade student at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School who died following a serious crash earlier this month in Frederick County.
Michelle Elie, an English teacher at Montgomery Blair High School, has been named the 2026-2027 MCPS Teacher of the Year.
Gaithersburg and Rockville Councilmembers Yamil Hernández and Adam Van Grack released a joint statement calling for Montgomery County to bring back a modernized School Resource Officer program focused on prevention, accountability, and building trusted relationships within school communities.