Education

Pickleball To Officially Become Varsity Sport This Fall

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has announced the expansion of pickleball as a varsity corollary sport during the fall 2024 season. Last fall, MCPS became the first school district in the country to offer pickleball as a varsity sport, as part of the corollary sports program that provides increased access and participation opportunities for students with disabilities.

Last year, the sport was piloted as a fall corollary sport at 11 schools. Pickleball will now expand to all 25 high schools through a partnership with the D.C. Pickleball Team, D.C.’s premier level Major League Pickleball team, and JOOLA, the largest pickleball equipment company in the world, headquartered in Rockville, Md.

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Petition Calls for University of Maryland College of Education to Reverse Decision to Hire Former MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight

By MCS Staff
Courtesy MCPS

Last week, we reported that The University of Maryland College of Education had named former MCPS superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight as its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence, effective August 23. According to the University of Maryland, the new position has been created “to help strengthen partnerships between the college and PK-12 schools across the state.” (more…)

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MCPS Teachers and Parents Weigh-In On Cell Phones in Schools Following Executive Order Establishing “Cell Phone-Free Education” in Virginia

By MCS Staff

Last week, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order to establish cell phone-free schools in Virginia’s K-12 public schools. The order aims to ban or severely restrict the use of cell phones during the school day citing “increasing evidence of the impact cell phone and social media usage has on education and youth mental health.” Since then, we’ve spoken with various MCPS teachers and parents who have chimed in to provide different perspectives on the topic.

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