Education

Published August 11, 2024 at 5:47PM

Dr. Judith Docca, former principal and longtime Board of Education member, passed away on August 9, 2024. (more…)

Girls’ Flag Football Divisions and Schedule Released

Published August 9, 2024 at 10:39AM

MCPS will join Baltimore City Public Schools and Washington County Public Schools as school districts that will pilot girls’ flag football during the Fall 2024 season, joining Frederick County Public Schools, which successfully piloted girls’ flag last year. The schedule and information about how the season will work, can be seen below:

MCPS Operational Update for Friday, Aug. 9

Published August 8, 2024 at 10:07PM

MCPS Things to Know for Thursday, August 8

Published August 8, 2024 at 4:24PM

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) released the following community message on August 8, 2024:

Local Police Department Warns Against Using Yard Signs Containing Personal Information

Published August 7, 2024 at 2:35PM

The Takoma Park Police Department has shared the following regarding yard signs that contain personal information:

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Evacuated Due to Smoke Tuesday Afternoon

Published August 6, 2024 at 2:31PM | Updated August 6, 2024 at 2:48PM

Courtesy MCFRS

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (13700 Wisteria Dr.) in Germantown at approximately 1:30pm on Tuesday due to a report […]

42 Educators Welcomed from the Philippines in Cultural Exchange Program

Published August 2, 2024 at 10:06PM

MCPS welcomed 42 educators from the Philippines as part of the district’s cultural exchange program on Friday morning. MCPS shared the news on Friday.

“Millions of Dollars in Wasteful Spending” for MCPS in Handling of Contract to Acquire Electric Buses, Per Inspector General Investigation

Published July 31, 2024 at 8:57AM

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently concluded an investigation into Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) management of a contract valued at over $160 million to acquire and operate 326 electric school buses. The investigation substantiated that all of the buses received during fiscal years (FYs) 2022-2024 were delivered beyond the contractually required delivery date.

Maryland Has 4th Best Early Education System in America, Per Study

Published July 30, 2024 at 8:29AM

With early education shown to boost future earning potential but few states offering free preschool programs, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems, and Maryland came in at #4 in the country.

820 MCPS Students Enroll in Montgomery Can Code Summer Camp

Published July 28, 2024 at 12:41PM

Montgomery College announced earlier this month that 820 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are participating in Montgomery Can Code camps. Montgomery Can Code is a “unique and innovative public-private partnership formed by Montgomery College, MCPS and the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC)—in collaboration with Apple” that offers middle school students in Montgomery County an opportunity to learn computer coding. (more…)

Rising High School Senior Starts the Climate Health Education Initiative (CHEI) to Empower Younger Students Through Educational Programs

Published July 28, 2024 at 10:17AM | Updated July 28, 2024 at 3:01PM

From Left to Right: Michelle Zhao, Myla Leung, Sophia Ge

Rising Senior Myla Leung (Churchill HS) has started The Climate Health Education Initiative (CHEI)– an international organization that aims to inspire and empower youth to achieve sustainability and understand the intersection between climate change and planetary health concepts through their environmental educational programs. Myla currently runs the organization with fellow rising seniors Michelle Zhao (Churchill HS) and Sophia Ge (Blair HS).